Polish · Specjalista / skierowanie
You book a check-up: what to say in Polish
You book a preventive check-up.
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How it's done. Badania profilaktyczne are preventive check-ups; some of them are paid for by NFZ free of charge. Ask: Czy to badanie jest bezpłatne?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
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YOU START
Dzień dobry, chciałbym zapisać się na badania profilaktyczne.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim zuh-PEE-suhtsy syeh nuh buh-DAH-nyuh proh-fee-luhk-TICH-neh.
Good day, I'd like to sign up for preventive check-ups.
Or say:Dzień dobry, czy mogę zrobić badania kontrolne?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih MOH-geh ZROH-beetsy buh-DAH-nyuh kohn-TROL-neh?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Oczywiście. Czy jest pan ubezpieczony w NFZ?Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh. Chih yehst pahn oo-bes-pyeh-CHOH-nih v En-ef-zet?
Of course. Are you insured with NFZ?
They might also say:
Tak, to możliwe. Czy ma pan ubezpieczenie zdrowotne?
Tahk, toh mozh-LEE-veh. Chih mah pahn oo-bes-pyeh-CHEH-nyeh zdroh-VOT-neh?
Yes, that's possible. Do you have health insurance?
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YOU FINISH
Tak, mam ubezpieczenie przez pracodawcę.
Tahk, mahm oo-bes-pyeh-CHEH-nyeh pshes pruh-tsoh-DAHF-tseh.
Yes, I have insurance through my employer.
THEY SAY
Dobrze, to badanie jest bezpłatne.DOB-zheh, toh buh-DAH-nyeh yehst bes-PVAHT-neh.
Good, that test is free.
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
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
zapisać
zuh-PEE-suhtsy
verb
to write down
badania
buh-DAH-nyuh
noun
tests, examinations
profilaktyczne
proh-fee-luhk-TICH-neh
adjective
preventive
18 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?
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