Polish · Dentysta / badania
You phone the dentist because of a toothache: what to say in Polish
You phone the dentist because a tooth hurts.
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How it's done. Dentysta is the dentist, ból zęba toothache, plomba a filling, przegląd a check-up; for strong pain say ostry ból.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
Gabinet stomatologiczny, dzień dobry.Guh-BEE-net stoh-muh-toh-loh-GEECH-nih, dzyayn DOH-brih.
Dental surgery, good day.
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, bardzo boli mnie ząb. Czy mogę przyjść dziś?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, BAHRD-zoh BOH-lee mnyeh zomp. Chih MOH-geh pshihysytsy dzeesy?
Good day, my tooth hurts a lot. May I come today?
THEY SAY
Tak, proszę przyjść na szesnastą.Tahk, PROH-sheh pshihysytsy nuh shes-NAHS-tom.
Yes, please come at four p.m.
They might also say:
Mam wolne o szesnastej trzydzieści. Czy pasuje?
Mahm VOL-neh oh shes-NAHS-tay tshid-ZYEHSY-tsee. Chih puh-SOO-eh?
I have a free slot at four thirty. Does that suit?
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YOU FINISH
Tak, będę na czas. Dziękuję!
Tahk, BAYN-deh nuh chahs. Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Yes, I'll be on time. 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
Gabinet
Guh-BEE-net
noun
surgery, office
stomatologiczny
stoh-muh-toh-loh-GEECH-nih
adjective
dental
dzień
dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
bardzo
BAHRD-zoh
adverb
very
boli
BOH-lee
verb
hurts
13 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.
Nie mówię jeszcze dobrze po polsku.
Nyeh MOO-vyeh YEHSH-cheh DOB-zheh poh POLS-koo.
I don't speak Polish well yet.
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→The doctor examines you and gives simple instructionsPrzychodnia / lekarz rodzinny · A2 in the app
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