Polish · Oszustwo / zgłoszenie
Someone phones "from the police" and demands money: what to say in Polish
Someone phones "from the police" and demands money.
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How it's done. Real police never ask you to hand over money, transfer it or give a BLIK code. Hang up, tell nobody your PIN and codes and phone 997 or 112.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, mówi komisarz Kowalski z policji. Złapaliśmy włamywaczy. Pana pieniądze są zagrożone.Dzyayn DOH-brih, MOO-vee koh-MEE-suhsh Koh-VAHLS-kee s poh-LEE-tsyee. Zvuh-PAH-leesy-mih vvuh-mih-VAH-chih. PAH-nuh pyeh-NYOHND-zeh som zuh-groh-ZHOH-neh.
Good day, this is Commissioner Kowalski from the police. We caught burglars. Your money is at risk.
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, to policja. Pana oszczędności są w niebezpieczeństwie. Musi pan nam je przekazać.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, toh poh-LEE-tsyuh. PAH-nuh osh-chaynd-NOSY-tsee som v nyeh-bes-pyeh-CHAYNST-fyeh. MOO-see pahn nahm yeh psheh-KAH-zuhtsy.
Good day, this is the police. Your savings are in danger. You must hand them to us.
YOU REPLY
Nie wierzę. Policja nie żąda pieniędzy.
Nyeh VYEH-zheh. Poh-LEE-tsyuh nyeh ZHOHN-duh pyeh-NYAYND-zih.
I don't believe you. The police don't ask for money.
THEY SAY
Ale pieniądze są w niebezpieczeństwie!AH-leh pyeh-NYOHND-zeh som v nyeh-bes-pyeh-CHAYNST-fyeh!
But your money is in danger!
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YOU FINISH
Rozłączam się i dzwonię na prawdziwą policję.
Roz-VOHN-chuhm syeh ee DZVOH-nyeh nuh pruhvd-ZEE-vom poh-LEE-tsyeh.
I'm hanging up and calling the real police.
Words worth knowing
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
mówi
MOO-vee
verb
speaks
komisarz
koh-MEE-suhsh
noun
inspector
policji
poh-LEE-tsyee
noun
police (genitive)
Złapaliśmy
Zvuh-PAH-leesy-mih
verb
we caught
włamywaczy
vvuh-mih-VAH-chih
noun
burglars (accusative)
Pana
PAH-nuh
noun
Mr, you (accusative)
pieniądze
pyeh-NYOHND-zeh
noun
money
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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