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A worker comes to read the water and heating meters: what to say in Polish
An employee comes to read your water and heating meters.
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How it's done. Once a year (or more often) the water and heat meters are read by an administration employee or you report the readings yourself; write down your readings and take a photo to be safe.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry, z administracji. Czy mogę odczytać liczniki wody?Dzyayn DOH-brih, z uhd-mee-nees-TRAH-tsyee. Chih MOH-geh ot-CHIH-tuhtsy leech-NEE-kee VOH-dih?
Good day, from the administration. May I read the water meters?
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, odczyt liczników wody i ciepła. Czy mogę wejść?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, OT-chit leech-NEE-koof VOH-dih ee TSYEH-pvuh. Chih MOH-geh vaysytsy?
Good day, reading the water and heat meters. May I come in?
YOU REPLY
Tak, proszę wejść.
Tahk, PROH-sheh vaysytsy.
Yes, please come in.
THEY SAY
Gdzie jest licznik wody? A gdzie licznik ciepła?Gdzyeh yehst LEECH-neek VOH-dih? Uh gdzyeh LEECH-neek TSYEH-pvuh?
Where is the water meter? And where is the heat meter?
They might also say:
Proszę pokazać liczniki wody i ciepła.
PROH-sheh poh-KAH-zuhtsy leech-NEE-kee VOH-dih ee TSYEH-pvuh.
Please show me the water and heat meters.
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YOU REPLY
Licznik wody jest w łazience. Licznik ciepła jest w przedpokoju.
LEECH-neek VOH-dih yehst v vuh-ZYAYN-tseh. LEECH-neek TSYEH-pvuh yehst f pshet-poh-KOH-oo.
The water meter is in the bathroom. The heat meter is in the hall.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję. Zapiszę odczyty. To zajmie minutę.Dzyayn-KOO-eh. Zuh-PEE-sheh ot-CHIH-tih. Toh ZIGH-myeh mee-NOO-teh.
Thank you. I'll note the readings. It will take a minute.
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YOU REPLY
Czy dostanę potwierdzenie?
Chih dos-TAH-neh pot-fyehrd-ZEH-nyeh?
Will I get a confirmation?
THEY SAY
Tak, rozliczenie dostanie pan później pocztą.Tahk, roz-lee-CHEH-nyeh dos-TAH-nyeh pahn POOZY-nyay POCH-tom.
Yes, you'll get the statement later by post.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Thank you!
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
administracji
uhd-mee-nees-TRAH-tsyee
noun
administration (genitive)
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
odczytać
ot-CHIH-tuhtsy
verb
to read (a meter)
liczniki
leech-NEE-kee
noun
meters
27 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 mi to pokazać.
PROH-sheh mee toh poh-KAH-zuhtsy.
Please show me.
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