Polish · Nocna i świąteczna opieka
You go to the night care service on a Sunday: what to say in Polish
You come to the night care on a Sunday.
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How it's done. At the NiŚOZ you walk in without an appointment: you give your name and PESEL at reception; the queue depends on severity. Bring ID and a list of medicines.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, czy to jest nocna i świąteczna opieka?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih toh yehst NOTS-nuh ee syfyohn-TECH-nuh oh-PYEH-kuh?
Good day, is this the night and holiday care?
Or say:Dzień dobry, czy to tu przyjmuje lekarz w niedzielę?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih toh too pshihy-MOO-eh LEH-kuhsh v nyehd-ZYEH-leh?
THEY SAY
Tak, to tutaj. Proszę podać PESEL.Tahk, toh TOO-tigh. PROH-sheh POH-duhtsy PEH-sel.
Yes, this is the place. Please give your PESEL.
They might also say:
Tak, jest pan we właściwym miejscu. Proszę o PESEL i dokument.
Tahk, yehst pahn veh vvuhsy-TSEE-vim MYAYS-tsoo. PROH-sheh oh PEH-sel ee doh-KOO-maynt.
Yes, you're in the right place. PESEL and ID, please.
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YOU FINISH
Proszę bardzo.
PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh.
Here you are.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję. Proszę usiąść, lekarz zaraz wezwie.Dzyayn-KOO-eh. PROH-sheh OO-syohnsytsy, LEH-kuhsh ZAH-ruhs VEZ-vyeh.
Thank you. Please sit, the doctor will call you shortly.
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
jest
yehst
verb
is
nocna
NOTS-nuh
adjective
night (feminine)
świąteczna
syfyohn-TECH-nuh
adjective
holiday (feminine)
opieka
oh-PYEH-kuh
noun
care
14 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.
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