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You ask about a special type of contract: what to say in Polish

You ask about a special type of contract.

Umowa najmu4 linesLevel A2For life in Poland The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Najem okazjonalny is a special contract in which the tenant signs a declaration of voluntary eviction before a notary; owners often require it because it's quicker to recover the flat.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
Przepraszam, co to jest najem okazjonalny?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, tsoh toh yehst NAH-ehm oh-kuhz-yoh-NAHL-nih?
Excuse me, what is najem okazjonalny?
Or say:Czy to jest umowa najmu okazjonalnego? Co to znaczy?
Chih toh yehst oo-MOH-vuh NIGH-moo oh-kuhz-yoh-nuhl-NEH-goh? Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
THEY SAY
To szczególna umowa. Najemca składa oświadczenie u notariusza.
Toh shcheh-GOOL-nuh oo-MOH-vuh. Nuh-EHM-tsuh SKWAH-duh osy-fyuht-CHEH-nyeh oo noh-tuh-RYOO-shuh.
It's a special contract. The tenant makes a declaration before a notary.
They might also say:
Dzięki temu właściciel szybciej odzyska mieszkanie.
DZYAYN-kee TEH-moo vvuhsy-TSEE-tsyehl SHIP-tsyay od-ZIS-kuh myehsh-KAH-nyeh.
Thanks to that the owner recovers the flat faster.
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YOU FINISH
A czy to jest bezpieczne dla mnie?
Uh chih toh yehst bes-PYEHCH-neh dlah mnyeh?
And is it safe for me?
THEY SAY
Tak, jeśli płaci pan czynsz i przestrzega umowy.
Tahk, YEHSY-lee PVAH-tsee pahn chihnsh ee pshest-SHEH-guh oo-MOH-vih.
Yes, if you pay the rent and keep to the contract.
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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

Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
jest
yehst
verb
is
najem
NAH-ehm
noun
rental
okazjonalny
oh-kuhz-yoh-NAHL-nih
adjective
occasional
szczególna
shcheh-GOOL-nuh
adjective
special (feminine)
umowa
oo-MOH-vuh
noun
contract

20 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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