Polish · Dentysta / badania
The dentist says you need a filling and asks about pain relief: what to say in Polish
The dentist says you need a filling and asks about anaesthetic.
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How it's done. After a filling under local anaesthetic do not eat for at least two hours and do not bite your lip or tongue; plomba or wypełnienie is a filling, znieczulenie is anaesthetic.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
Ma pan ubytek w zębie. Zrobię wypełnienie. Czy zrobić znieczulenie?Mah pahn oo-BIH-tek v ZEM-byeh. ZROH-byeh vih-pev-NYEH-nyeh. Chih ZROH-beetsy znyeh-choo-LEH-nyeh?
You have a cavity in a tooth. I'll do a filling. Shall I give an anaesthetic?
They might also say:
W zębie jest próchnica. Muszę założyć plombę. Czy podać zastrzyk znieczulający?
V ZEM-byeh yehst prookh-NEE-tsuh. MOO-sheh zuh-VOH-zhitsy PLOM-beh. Chih POH-duhtsy ZAHST-shik znyeh-choo-ligh-OHN-tsih?
The tooth has decay. I have to fit a filling. Shall I give an anaesthetic injection?
YOU REPLY
Tak, poproszę znieczulenie. Czy to boli?
Tahk, poh-PROH-sheh znyeh-choo-LEH-nyeh. Chih toh BOH-lee?
Yes, please, an anaesthetic. Does it hurt?
THEY SAY
Zastrzyk jest krótko nieprzyjemny. Potem nic pan nie czuje.ZAHST-shik yehst KROOT-koh nyehp-shih-EHM-nih. POH-tem neets pahn nyeh CHOO-eh.
The injection is unpleasant for a moment. After that you feel nothing.
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YOU REPLY
Ile to potrwa?
EE-leh toh POTR-vuh?
How long will it take?
THEY SAY
Około pół godziny. Po zabiegu przez dwie godziny nie wolno jeść.Oh-KOH-voh poov god-ZEE-nih. Poh zuh-BYEH-goo pshes dvyeh god-ZEE-nih nyeh VOL-noh yehsytsy.
About half an hour. After the procedure you must not eat for two hours.
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YOU REPLY
A kiedy przejdzie znieczulenie?
Uh KYEH-dih PSHAYD-zyeh znyeh-choo-LEH-nyeh?
And when will the anaesthetic wear off?
THEY SAY
Za godzinę lub dwie. Proszę nie przygryzać wargi.Zah god-ZEE-neh loop dvyeh. PROH-sheh nyeh pshih-GRIH-zuhtsy VAHR-gee.
In an hour or two. Please do not bite your lip.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję, będę uważać.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, BAYN-deh oo-VAH-zhuhtsy.
Thank you, I'll be careful.
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
Ma
Mah
verb
has
pan
pahn
noun
Mr
ubytek
oo-BIH-tek
noun
cavity
zębie
ZEM-byeh
noun
tooth (locative)
Zrobię
ZROH-byeh
verb
I will do
wypełnienie
vih-pev-NYEH-nyeh
noun
filling
39 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?
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