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A police officer stops you for a check: what to say in Polish
A police officer stops you for a check.
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How it's done. In a check calmly show the prawo jazdy (driving licence), dowód rejestracyjny (registration document) and polisa OC; answer politely and follow instructions.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
Dzień dobry, kontrola drogowa. Poproszę prawo jazdy i dowód rejestracyjny.Dzyayn DOH-brih, kohn-TROH-luh droh-GOH-vuh. Poh-PROH-sheh PRAH-voh YAHZ-dih ee DOH-voot reh-ehs-truh-TSIHY-nih.
Good day, a road check. Driving licence and registration document, please.
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, Policja. Proszę o prawo jazdy i dokumenty pojazdu.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, Poh-LEE-tsyuh. PROH-sheh oh PRAH-voh YAHZ-dih ee doh-koo-MAYN-tih poh-AHZ-doo.
Good day, police. Driving licence and vehicle documents, please.
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, oto moje dokumenty.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, OH-toh MOH-eh doh-koo-MAYN-tih.
Good day, here are my documents.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję. Czy pił pan dziś alkohol?Dzyayn-KOO-eh. Chih peev pahn dzeesy uhl-KOH-khol?
Thank you. Have you had alcohol today?
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YOU FINISH
Nie, nic nie piłem.
Nyeh, neets nyeh PEE-vem.
No, I haven't had anything.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dobrze. Wszystko w porządku. Szerokiej drogi!DOB-zheh. FSHIST-koh f poh-ZHOHNT-koo. Sheh-ROH-kyay DROH-gee!
Good. All in order. Have a good journey!
Words worth knowing
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
kontrola
kohn-TROH-luh
noun
check, inspection
drogowa
droh-GOH-vuh
adjective
road (feminine)
Poproszę
Poh-PROH-sheh
verb
I would like (to order)
prawo
PRAH-voh
noun
law, right
jazdy
YAHZ-dih
noun
driving (genitive)
dowód
DOH-voot
noun
ID card
rejestracyjny
reh-ehs-truh-TSIHY-nih
adjective
registration
All the 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.
Nie mówię jeszcze dobrze po polsku.
Nyeh MOO-vyeh YEHSH-cheh DOB-zheh poh POLS-koo.
I don't speak Polish well yet.
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