Polish · Apteka / e-recepta
You bring an electronic prescription to the pharmacy: what to say in Polish
You come to the pharmacy with an e-prescription.
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How it's done. At the pharmacy you give the four-digit code from the SMS and PESEL; the prescription is read from the system. For some medicines you pay part (refundacja) - it depends on the prescription.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry, w czym mogę pomóc?Dzyayn DOH-brih, f chim MOH-geh POH-moots?
Good day, how can I help?
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, proszę bardzo.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh.
Good day, please.
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, chciałbym zrealizować receptę.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim zreh-uh-lee-ZOH-vuhtsy reh-TSEP-teh.
Good day, I'd like to redeem a prescription.
THEY SAY
Proszę podać kod i numer PESEL.PROH-sheh POH-duhtsy kot ee NOO-mehr PEH-sel.
Please give the code and PESEL number.
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YOU FINISH
Kod to cztery trzy siedem dwa. PESEL mam tutaj.
Kot toh CHTEH-rih tshih SYEH-dem dvah. PEH-sel mahm TOO-tigh.
The code is four three seven two. I have the PESEL here.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję. To będzie dwadzieścia dwa złote.Dzyayn-KOO-eh. Toh BAYND-zyeh dvuhd-ZYEHSY-tsyuh dvah ZVOH-teh.
Thank you. That will be twenty-two zloty.
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
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
pomóc
POH-moots
verb
to help
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
zrealizować
zreh-uh-lee-ZOH-vuhtsy
verb
to fill, to carry out
20 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.
Dziękuję!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Thank you!
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