Polish · Karta pobytu / urząd wojewódzki
They list the documents for the application: what to say in Polish
You are told the documents for the application.
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How it's done. Typical documents: passport, photos, work contract or proof of work, proof of housing, health insurance; the full list is on the voivodeship office's website.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Proszę o paszport, cztery zdjęcia i umowę o pracę.PROH-sheh oh PAHSH-port, CHTEH-rih ZDYAYN-tsyuh ee oo-MOH-veh oh PRAH-tseh.
Passport, four photos and the employment contract, please.
They might also say:
Potrzebny jest paszport, zdjęcia i potwierdzenie zatrudnienia.
Pot-SHEB-nih yehst PAHSH-port, ZDYAYN-tsyuh ee pot-fyehrd-ZEH-nyeh zuh-trood-NYEH-nyuh.
A passport, photos and proof of employment are needed.
YOU REPLY
Mam wszystko. Oto dokumenty.
Mahm FSHIST-koh. OH-toh doh-koo-MAYN-tih.
I have everything. Here are the documents.
THEY SAY
Czy ma pan też ubezpieczenie zdrowotne?Chih mah pahn tesh oo-bes-pyeh-CHEH-nyeh zdroh-VOT-neh?
Do you also have health insurance?
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YOU FINISH
Tak, mam zaświadczenie z NFZ.
Tahk, mahm zuhsy-fyuht-CHEH-nyeh z En-ef-zet.
Yes, I have a certificate from NFZ.
THEY SAY
Dobrze, wszystko jest kompletne.DOB-zheh, FSHIST-koh yehst kom-PLET-neh.
Good, everything is complete.
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
Proszę
PROH-sheh
verb
please
paszport
PAHSH-port
noun
passport
zdjęcia
ZDYAYN-tsyuh
noun
photos
umowę
oo-MOH-veh
noun
contract (accusative)
pracę
PRAH-tseh
noun
work, job (accusative)
Mam
Mahm
verb
I have
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?
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