Polish · Nocna i świąteczna opieka
At night your child falls ill and you phone the night helpline: what to say in Polish
At night your child falls ill and you phone the night care service.
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How it's done. At night and weekends, when clinics are closed, Nocna i Świąteczna Opieka Zdrowotna (NiŚOZ) operates; in a life-threatening case phone 112 or 999.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Nocna opieka zdrowotna, dobry wieczór.NOTS-nuh oh-PYEH-kuh zdroh-VOT-nuh, DOH-brih VYEH-choor.
Night health care, good evening.
They might also say:
Nocna i świąteczna opieka, słucham.
NOTS-nuh ee syfyohn-TECH-nuh oh-PYEH-kuh, SVOO-khuhm.
Night and holiday care, I'm listening.
YOU REPLY
Dobry wieczór, moja córka ma wysoką gorączkę i boli ją brzuch.
DOH-brih VYEH-choor, MOH-ah TSOOR-kuh mah vih-SOH-kom goh-ROHNCH-keh ee BOH-lee yom bzhookh.
Good evening, my daughter has a high fever and her stomach hurts.
Or say:Dobry wieczór, mój syn ma gorączkę od godziny i wymiotuje.
DOH-brih VYEH-choor, mooy sihn mah goh-ROHNCH-keh ot god-ZEE-nih ee vih-myoh-TOO-eh.
THEY SAY
Ile lat ma dziecko? Jak ma na imię?EE-leh laht mah DZYEHTS-koh? Yahk mah nuh EE-myeh?
How old is the child? What is the name?
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YOU FINISH
Ma cztery lata. Na imię ma Sasza.
Mah CHTEH-rih LAH-tuh. Nuh EE-myeh mah SAH-shuh.
Four years old. The name is Sasha.
THEY SAY
Proszę przyjechać. Lekarz zbada dziecko.PROH-sheh pshih-EH-khuhtsy. LEH-kuhsh ZBAH-duh DZYEHTS-koh.
Please come. The doctor will examine the child.
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
Nocna
NOTS-nuh
adjective
night (feminine)
opieka
oh-PYEH-kuh
noun
care
zdrowotna
zdroh-VOT-nuh
adjective
health (feminine)
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
wieczór
VYEH-choor
noun
evening
córka
TSOOR-kuh
noun
daughter
21 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.
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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