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Your child has a temperature and you ask the pharmacy for something to bring it down: what to say in Polish
Your child has a temperature and you ask the pharmacy for a fever reducer.
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How it's done. A child's dose depends on weight: the pharmacist will write it on a slip; use the measuring spoon or syringe from the packet; if the fever lasts more than two days, see the paediatrician.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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YOU START
Dzień dobry, moje dziecko ma gorączkę. Czy macie coś dla dzieci?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, MOH-eh DZYEHTS-koh mah goh-ROHNCH-keh. Chih MAH-tsyeh tsosy dlah DZYEH-tsee?
Good day, my child has a temperature. Do you have something for children?
Or say:Dzień dobry, potrzebuję leku na gorączkę dla dziecka.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, pot-sheh-BOO-eh LEH-koo nuh goh-ROHNCH-keh dlah DZYEHTS-kuh.
THEY SAY
Ile lat ma dziecko i ile waży?EE-leh laht mah DZYEHTS-koh ee EE-leh VAH-zhih?
How old is the child and how much does it weigh?
They might also say:
Ile ma lat dziecko i jaka jest jego waga?
EE-leh mah laht DZYEHTS-koh ee YAH-kuh yehst YEH-goh VAH-guh?
How old is the child and what is its weight?
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YOU REPLY
Ma cztery lata i waży około szesnaście kilogramów.
Mah CHTEH-rih LAH-tuh ee VAH-zhih oh-KOH-voh SHES-nuhsy-tsyeh kee-loh-GRAH-moof.
It is four years old and weighs about sixteen kilograms.
THEY SAY
Polecam ten syrop. Dawkuje się go miarką, co sześć do ośmiu godzin.Poh-LEH-tsuhm tayn SIH-rop. Duhf-KOO-eh syeh goh MYAHR-kom, tsoh shesytsy doh OSY-myoo GOD-zeen.
I recommend this syrup. It is dosed with the measuring cup, every six to eight hours.
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YOU REPLY
Ile mam podać za jednym razem?
EE-leh mahm POH-duhtsy zah YEHD-nim RAH-zem?
How much should I give at a time?
THEY SAY
Dokładną dawkę zapiszę na kartce. Jeśli gorączka nie spadnie po dwóch dniach, proszę iść do pediatry.Doh-KWAHD-nom DAHF-keh zuh-PEE-sheh nuh KAHRT-tseh. YEHSY-lee goh-ROHNCH-kuh nyeh SPAHD-nyeh poh dvookh dnyahkh, PROH-sheh eesytsy doh peh-DYAH-trih.
I'll write the exact dose on a slip. If the fever hasn't gone down after two days, go to the paediatrician.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję, to duża pomoc.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, toh DOO-zhuh POH-mots.
Thank you, that is a great help.
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
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
dziecko
DZYEHTS-koh
noun
child
ma
mah
verb
has
gorączkę
goh-ROHNCH-keh
noun
fever (accusative)
macie
MAH-tsyeh
verb
you (plural) have
50 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.
Proszę to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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