Polish · Przychodnia / lekarz rodzinny
The doctor asks about medicines and allergies: what to say in Polish
The doctor asks about medication and allergies.
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How it's done. Czy bierze pan/pani jakieś leki? means do you take any medication; Czy ma pan/pani alergię? do you have allergies; choroby przewlekłe are chronic illnesses.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
Czy bierze pan jakieś leki na stałe?Chih BYEH-zheh pahn YAH-kyehsy LEH-kee nuh STAH-veh?
Do you take any medication regularly?
They might also say:
Czy zażywa pan jakieś leki?
Chih zuh-ZHIH-vuh pahn YAH-kyehsy LEH-kee?
Do you take any medicines?
YOU REPLY
Tak, biorę tabletki na ciśnienie.
Tahk, BYOH-reh tuh-BLET-kee nuh tseesy-NYEH-nyeh.
Yes, I take tablets for blood pressure.
Or say:Nie, nie biorę żadnych leków.
Nyeh, nyeh BYOH-reh ZHAHD-nikh LEH-koof.
THEY SAY
Czy jest pan na coś uczulony?Chih yehst pahn nuh tsosy oo-choo-LOH-nih?
Are you allergic to anything?
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YOU FINISH
Tak, mam uczulenie na penicylinę.
Tahk, mahm oo-choo-LEH-nyeh nuh peh-nee-tsih-LEE-neh.
Yes, I'm allergic to penicillin.
THEY SAY
Dobrze, odnotuję to w karcie.DOB-zheh, od-noh-TOO-eh toh f KAHR-tsyeh.
Good, I'll note it on your record.
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
bierze
BYEH-zheh
verb
takes
pan
pahn
noun
Mr
leki
LEH-kee
noun
medicines
stałe
STAH-veh
adjective
permanent
Tak
Tahk
adverb
yes
biorę
BYOH-reh
verb
I take
16 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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