Polish · Apteka / e-recepta
In the evening you look for an on-duty pharmacy: what to say in Polish
In the evening you look for a duty pharmacy.
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How it's done. The night and weekend pharmacy is the apteka dyżurna; its address is posted on every pharmacy's door and on aptekawsieci.pl.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
Przepraszam, która apteka jest dziś otwarta w nocy?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, KTOO-ruh uhp-TEH-kuh yehst dzeesy ot-FAHR-tuh v NOH-tsih?
Excuse me, which pharmacy is open tonight?
Or say:Przepraszam, gdzie jest najbliższa apteka dyżurna?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, gdzyeh yehst nigh-BLEESH-shuh uhp-TEH-kuh dih-ZHOOR-nuh?
THEY SAY
Dziś dyżuruje apteka Pod Orłem przy rynku.Dzeesy dih-zhoo-ROO-eh uhp-TEH-kuh Pot OR-vem pshih RIHN-koo.
Tonight the Pod Orłem pharmacy by the market is on duty.
They might also say:
To jest napisane na drzwiach. Dyżuruje apteka Pod Orłem.
Toh yehst nuh-pee-SAH-neh nuh dzhvyahkh. Dih-zhoo-ROO-eh uhp-TEH-kuh Pot OR-vem.
It is written on the door. The Pod Orłem pharmacy is on duty.
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YOU FINISH
Jak tam trafić?
Yahk tahm TRAH-feetsy?
How do I get there?
THEY SAY
Proszę iść prosto, a potem w lewo. To pięć minut.PROH-sheh eesytsy PROS-toh, uh POH-tem v LEH-voh. Toh pyayntsy MEE-noot.
Please go straight, then left. It's five minutes.
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
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
apteka
uhp-TEH-kuh
noun
pharmacy
jest
yehst
verb
is
dziś
dzeesy
adverb
today
otwarta
ot-FAHR-tuh
adjective
open (feminine)
nocy
NOH-tsih
noun
night (genitive)
19 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.
Proszę mi to pokazać.
PROH-sheh mee toh poh-KAH-zuhtsy.
Please show me.
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