Polish · List z urzędu
You show a letter from an office and ask for an explanation: what to say in Polish
You show a letter from an office and ask for an explanation.
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How it's done. A pismo is an official letter, decyzja a decision, wezwanie a summons or demand, termin a deadline; at the end there is a pouczenie (instructions on how to appeal).Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Dzień dobry, dostałem to pismo z urzędu. Co ono oznacza?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, dos-TAH-vem toh PEES-moh z oo-ZHAYN-doo. Tsoh OH-noh oz-NAH-chuh?
Good day, I received this letter from the office. What does it mean?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
To jest decyzja. Tu napisano, co pan ma zrobić.Toh yehst deh-TSIH-zyuh. Too nuh-pee-SAH-noh, tsoh pahn mah ZROH-beetsy.
This is a decision. It says here what you have to do.
They might also say:
To wezwanie do uzupełnienia dokumentów.
Toh vez-VAH-nyeh doh oo-zoo-pev-NYEH-nyuh doh-koo-MAYN-toof.
This is a summons to supplement documents.
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YOU FINISH
Czy jest jakiś termin?
Chih yehst YAH-keesy TEHR-meen?
Is there a deadline?
THEY SAY
Tak, siedem dni od otrzymania.Tahk, SYEH-dem dnee ot ot-shih-MAH-nyuh.
Yes, seven days from receipt.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Polish for life in Poland”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
dostałem
dos-TAH-vem
verb
I got
pismo
PEES-moh
noun
letter, document
urzędu
oo-ZHAYN-doo
noun
office (genitive)
oznacza
oz-NAH-chuh
verb
means
19 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Proszę powtórzyć.
PROH-sheh pof-TOO-zhitsy.
Please repeat that.
Proszę mówić wolniej.
PROH-sheh MOO-veetsy VOL-nyay.
Please speak more slowly.
Proszę to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
Similar situations
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