Polish · Zguba / rzeczy znalezione
You lost a bag and ask at the lost property office: what to say in Polish
You lost a bag and ask at the lost property office.
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How it's done. Lost items are taken by the city's or voivodeship's Biuro Rzeczy Znalezionych (lost property office); you can also submit a request online; describe the item, colour and place.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, zgubiłem torbę w tramwaju. Czy ktoś ją oddał?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, zgoo-BEE-vem TOR-beh f truhm-VAH-oo. Chih ktosy yom OD-duhv?
Good day, I lost a bag on the tram. Did someone hand it in?
Or say:Dzień dobry, szukam torby. Zgubiłem ją wczoraj w autobusie.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, SHOO-kuhm TOR-bih. Zgoo-BEE-vem yom FCHOH-righ v ow-toh-BOO-syeh.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Jak wygląda ta torba?Yahk vih-GLOHN-duh tah TOR-buh?
What does the bag look like?
They might also say:
Proszę opisać torbę.
PROH-sheh oh-PEE-suhtsy TOR-beh.
Please describe the bag.
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YOU FINISH
Jest brązowa, skórzana. W środku jest laptop.
Yehst brohn-ZOH-vuh, skoo-ZHAH-nuh. V SYROT-koo yehst LAHP-top.
It is brown, leather. There is a laptop inside.
THEY SAY
Chwileczkę, sprawdzę w systemie.Khfee-LECH-keh, SPRAHVD-zeh f sis-TEH-myeh.
One moment, I'll check in the system.
Words worth knowing
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
zgubiłem
zgoo-BEE-vem
verb
I lost
torbę
TOR-beh
noun
bag (accusative)
tramwaju
truhm-VAH-oo
noun
tram (locative)
oddał
OD-duhv
verb
returned
Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
wygląda
vih-GLOHN-duh
verb
looks
torba
TOR-buh
noun
bag
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.
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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