Polish · Przychodnia / lekarz rodzinny
You show where it hurts and answer questions about the pain: what to say in Polish
You show where it hurts and answer questions about the pain.
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How it's done. Gdzie boli? is where does it hurt, od kiedy? since when, silnie strongly, kłujący stabbing, tępy dull, stały constant.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Gdzie dokładnie boli?Gdzyeh doh-KWAHD-nyeh BOH-lee?
Where exactly does it hurt?
They might also say:
Proszę pokazać, gdzie boli.
PROH-sheh poh-KAH-zuhtsy, gdzyeh BOH-lee.
Please show where it hurts.
YOU REPLY
Tutaj, w brzuchu, po prawej stronie.
TOO-tigh, v BZHOO-khoo, poh PRAH-vay STROH-nyeh.
Here, in the stomach, on the right side.
THEY SAY
Od kiedy to trwa?Ot KYEH-dih toh trvah?
Since when has it lasted?
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YOU REPLY
Od wczoraj wieczorem.
Ot FCHOH-righ vyeh-CHOH-rem.
Since last night.
THEY SAY
Czy ból jest kłujący czy raczej tępy?Chih bool yehst kwooy-OHN-tsih chih RAH-chay TEM-pih?
Is the pain stabbing or rather dull?
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YOU FINISH
Raczej tępy, ale dość silny.
RAH-chay TEM-pih, AH-leh dosytsy SEEL-nih.
Rather dull, but quite strong.
THEY SAY
Zbadam pana teraz. Proszę się położyć.ZBAH-duhm PAH-nuh TEH-ruhs. PROH-sheh syeh poh-VOH-zhitsy.
I'll examine you now. Please lie down.
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
Gdzie
Gdzyeh
adverb
where
dokładnie
doh-KWAHD-nyeh
adverb
exactly
boli
BOH-lee
verb
hurts
Tutaj
TOO-tigh
adverb
here
brzuchu
BZHOO-khoo
noun
stomach (locative)
prawej
PRAH-vay
adjective
right (locative)
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?
What does this mean?
Proszę mi to pokazać.
PROH-sheh mee toh poh-KAH-zuhtsy.
Please show me.
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