Polish · Apteka / e-recepta
You ask for advice about a cold: what to say in Polish
You ask for advice for a cold.
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How it's done. Katar is a runny nose, kaszel a cough, ból gardła a sore throat; each has a remedy: krople do nosa, syrop na kaszel, tabletki do ssania.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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1
YOU START
Mam katar i kaszel. Co pan poleca?
Mahm KAH-tuhr ee KAH-shel. Tsoh pahn poh-LEH-tsuh?
I have a cold and a cough. What do you recommend?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Na katar polecam krople do nosa, a na kaszel syrop.Nuh KAH-tuhr poh-LEH-tsuhm KROH-pleh doh NOH-suh, uh nuh KAH-shel SIH-rop.
For the runny nose I recommend nose drops and for the cough a syrup.
They might also say:
Są krople do nosa i syrop na kaszel.
Som KROH-pleh doh NOH-suh ee SIH-rop nuh KAH-shel.
There are nose drops and a cough syrup.
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YOU REPLY
Czy mogę brać oba razem?
Chih MOH-geh brahtsy OH-buh RAH-zem?
Can I take both together?
THEY SAY
Tak, można. I proszę pić dużo herbaty.Tahk, MOZH-nuh. Ee PROH-sheh peetsy DOO-zhoh khehr-BAH-tih.
Yes, you can. And drink plenty of tea.
3
YOU FINISH
Dobrze, wezmę oba. Dziękuję!
DOB-zheh, VEZ-meh OH-buh. Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Good, I'll take both. Thank you!
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.
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Words worth knowing
Mam
Mahm
verb
I have
katar
KAH-tuhr
noun
runny nose
kaszel
KAH-shel
noun
cough
pan
pahn
noun
Mr
poleca
poh-LEH-tsuh
verb
recommends
polecam
poh-LEH-tsuhm
verb
I recommend
22 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.
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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