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You have blood taken for a test: what to say in Polish

You have a blood test.

Dentysta / badania6 linesLevel A2For life in Poland The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. For a blood test you often have to come na czczo (fasting) and usually with a skierowanie; results are often available online in IKP or at the stated laboratory.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.

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1
YOU START
Dzień dobry, mam skierowanie na badanie krwi.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, mahm skyeh-roh-VAH-nyeh nuh buh-DAH-nyeh krvee.
Good day, I have a referral for a blood test.
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry. Czy jest pan na czczo?
Dzyayn DOH-brih. Chih yehst pahn nuh chchoh?
Good day. Are you fasting?
They might also say:
Czy jadł pan dziś coś?
Chih yahdv pahn dzeesy tsosy?
Have you eaten anything today?
in the app
2
YOU REPLY
Tak, nic nie jadłem, tylko wodę piłem.
Tahk, neets nyeh YAH-dvem, TIL-koh VOH-deh PEE-vem.
Yes, I haven't eaten anything, only drunk water.
THEY SAY
Dobrze. Proszę podwinąć rękaw.
DOB-zheh. PROH-sheh poh-DVEE-nohntsy RAYN-kuhf.
Good. Please roll up your sleeve.
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3
YOU FINISH
Kiedy będą wyniki?
KYEH-dih BAYN-dom vih-NEE-kee?
When will the results be ready?
THEY SAY
Za dwa dni, będą w systemie.
Zah dvah dnee, BAYN-dom f sis-TEH-myeh.
In two days, they'll be in the system.
in the app

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
mam
mahm
verb
I have
skierowanie
skyeh-roh-VAH-nyeh
noun
referral
badanie
buh-DAH-nyeh
noun
examination
krwi
krvee
noun
blood (genitive)

24 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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