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You ask a witness to stay and help: what to say in Polish
You ask a witness to stay and help.
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How it's done. After an accident witnesses are asked to stay: Czy może pan/pani zostać jako świadek? Their details are noted; it is important for the police.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
Przepraszam, czy ktoś widział wypadek?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih ktosy VEED-zyuhv vih-PAH-dek?
Excuse me, did anyone see the accident?
Or say:Przepraszam, czy mógłby ktoś zostać jako świadek?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih MOOGW-bih ktosy ZOS-tuhtsy YAH-koh SYFYAH-dek?
THEY SAY
Tak, mogę zostać i opowiedzieć, co się stało.Tahk, MOH-geh ZOS-tuhtsy ee oh-poh-VYEHD-zyehtsy, tsoh syeh STAH-voh.
Yes, I can stay and tell what happened.
They might also say:
Tak, mogę zeznawać. Zostanę do przyjazdu policji.
Tahk, MOH-geh zez-NAH-vuhtsy. Zos-TAH-neh doh pshih-AHZ-doo poh-LEE-tsyee.
Yes, I can testify. I'll stay until the police arrive.
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YOU FINISH
Bardzo dziękuję. Czy mogę prosić o numer telefonu?
BAHRD-zoh dzyayn-KOO-eh. Chih MOH-geh PROH-seetsy oh NOO-mehr teh-leh-FOH-noo?
Thank you very much. May I have a phone number?
THEY SAY
Oczywiście, proszę zapisać.Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh, PROH-sheh zuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Of course, please write it down.
Words worth knowing
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
widział
VEED-zyuhv
verb
saw
wypadek
vih-PAH-dek
noun
accident
Tak
Tahk
adverb
yes
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
zostać
ZOS-tuhtsy
verb
to stay
opowiedzieć
oh-poh-VYEHD-zyehtsy
verb
to tell
stało
STAH-voh
verb
happened
Bardzo
BAHRD-zoh
adverb
very
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.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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