Polish · Apteka / e-recepta
The pharmacist explains how to take the medicine: what to say in Polish
The pharmacist explains how to take the medicine.
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How it's done. Trzy razy dziennie is three times a day, przed jedzeniem before food, po posiłku after a meal, popić wodą wash down with water; the package has a ulotka (leaflet).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
Jak często mam to brać?
Yahk CHAYNS-toh mahm toh brahtsy?
How often should I take this?
Or say:Jak przyjmować ten lek?
Yahk pshihy-MOH-vuhtsy tayn lek?
THEY SAY
Trzy razy dziennie po jednej tabletce, najlepiej po posiłku.Tshih RAH-zih DZYAYN-nyeh poh YEHD-nay tuh-BLET-tseh, nigh-LEH-pyay poh poh-SEEV-koo.
One tablet three times a day, best after a meal.
They might also say:
Rano i wieczorem, popijając wodą.
RAH-noh ee vyeh-CHOH-rem, poh-pee-IGH-ohnts VOH-dom.
In the morning and evening, washing down with water.
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YOU FINISH
A jak długo mam je brać?
Uh yahk DVOO-goh mahm yeh brahtsy?
And for how long should I take them?
THEY SAY
Do końca opakowania, około tygodnia.Doh KOHN-tsuh oh-puh-koh-VAH-nyuh, oh-KOH-voh tih-GOD-nyuh.
Until the pack is finished, about a week.
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
Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
często
CHAYNS-toh
adverb
often
mam
mahm
verb
I have
brać
brahtsy
verb
to take
razy
RAH-zih
noun
times
dziennie
DZYAYN-nyeh
adverb
per day
15 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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