Polish · Dentysta / badania
You go to the dentist for a check-up and a clean: what to say in Polish
You go to the dentist for a check-up and a cleaning.
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How it's done. A dental check-up (przegląd zębów) is worth doing twice a year; professional cleaning (higienizacja) is usually paid and not covered by the NFZ; ask the price beforehand.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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1
YOU START
Dzień dobry, mam wizytę kontrolną.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, mahm vee-ZIH-teh kohn-TROL-nom.
Good day, I have a check-up appointment.
Or say:Dzień dobry, przyszedłem na przegląd zębów.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, pshih-SHEH-dvem nuh PSHEH-glohnt ZEM-boof.
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry. Czy coś pana boli? Czy zrobić też higienizację?Dzyayn DOH-brih. Chih tsosy PAH-nuh BOH-lee? Chih ZROH-beetsy tesh khee-gyeh-nee-ZAH-tsyeh?
Good day. Does anything hurt? Shall I do a cleaning as well?
They might also say:
Czy ma pan jakieś dolegliwości? Czy zrobić też czyszczenie zębów?
Chih mah pahn YAH-kyehsy doh-leh-glee-VOSY-tsee? Chih ZROH-beetsy tesh chish-CHEH-nyeh ZEM-boof?
Do you have any complaints? Shall I do a cleaning of the teeth as well?
2
YOU REPLY
Nie, nic nie boli. Tak, higienizacja byłaby dobra. Ile kosztuje?
Nyeh, neets nyeh BOH-lee. Tahk, khee-gyeh-nee-ZAH-tsyuh bih-VAH-bih DOH-bruh. EE-leh kosh-TOO-eh?
No, nothing hurts. Yes, a cleaning would be good. How much does it cost?
THEY SAY
Higienizacja jest płatna, około dwustu złotych.Khee-gyeh-nee-ZAH-tsyuh yehst PVAHT-nuh, oh-KOH-voh DVOOS-too ZVOH-tikh.
The cleaning is paid, about two hundred zloty.
3
YOU REPLY
Dobrze, zróbmy to.
DOB-zheh, ZROOB-mih toh.
All right, let's do it.
THEY SAY
Proszę usiąść i otworzyć usta.PROH-sheh OO-syohnsytsy ee ot-FOH-zhitsy OOS-tuh.
Please sit down and open your mouth.
4
YOU REPLY
W porządku.
V poh-ZHOHNT-koo.
All right.
THEY SAY
Gotowe. Zęby są zdrowe.Goh-TOH-veh. ZEM-bih som ZDROH-veh.
Done. The teeth are healthy.
5
YOU FINISH
Dziękuję!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
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.
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)
kontrolną
kohn-TROL-nom
adjective
check-up (accusative)
pana
PAH-nuh
noun
Mr, you (accusative)
34 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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