Polish · Przychodnia / lekarz rodzinny
You arrive for your appointment and give your name at reception: what to say in Polish
You arrive for the appointment and check in at reception.
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How it's done. At reception you give your name and appointment time and your PESEL; a deklaracja is often needed for new patients. The doctor calls you by surname.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
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YOU START
Dzień dobry, mam wizytę na dziesiątą.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, mahm vee-ZIH-teh nuh dzyeh-SYOHN-tom.
Good day, I have a visit at ten.
Or say:Dzień dobry, jestem umówiony na dziesiątą do doktor Kowalskiej.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, YEHS-tem oo-moo-VYOH-nih nuh dzyeh-SYOHN-tom doh DOK-tor Koh-VAHLS-kyay.
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry. Jak się pan nazywa?Dzyayn DOH-brih. Yahk syeh pahn nuh-ZIH-vuh?
Good day. What is your name?
They might also say:
Poproszę nazwisko i numer PESEL.
Poh-PROH-sheh nuhz-VEES-koh ee NOO-mehr PEH-sel.
Surname and PESEL number, please.
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YOU FINISH
Olena Kowalenko, PESEL jest w dokumencie.
Oh-LEH-nuh Koh-vuh-LAYN-koh, PEH-sel yehst v doh-koo-MAYN-tsyeh.
Olena Kowalenko, the PESEL is in the document.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję. Proszę usiąść i poczekać na wezwanie.Dzyayn-KOO-eh. PROH-sheh OO-syohnsytsy ee poh-CHEH-kuhtsy nuh vez-VAH-nyeh.
Thank you. Please sit and wait to be called.
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
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
mam
mahm
verb
I have
wizytę
vee-ZIH-teh
noun
appointment (accusative)
Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
pan
pahn
noun
Mr
16 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.
Chwileczkę, proszę.
Khfee-LECH-keh, PROH-sheh.
One moment, please.
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