Polish · Kaucja / czynsz / media
You ask about the deposit: what to say in Polish
You ask about the deposit.
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How it's done. The kaucja (deposit) is usually one to two months' rent (by law not more than twelve); the owner returns it after moving out if there are no claims, in the period stated in the contract.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
Ile wynosi kaucja?
EE-leh vih-NOH-see KOW-tsyuh?
How much is the deposit?
Or say:Czy muszę wpłacić kaucję?
Chih MOO-sheh FPVAH-tseetsy KOW-tseh?
THEY SAY
Kaucja to dwa miesięczne czynsze.KOW-tsyuh toh dvah myeh-SYAYNCH-neh CHIHN-sheh.
The deposit is two months' rent.
They might also say:
Tak, kaucja wynosi dwa czynsze.
Tahk, KOW-tsyuh vih-NOH-see dvah CHIHN-sheh.
Yes, the deposit is two rents.
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YOU FINISH
Kiedy ją odzyskam?
KYEH-dih yom od-ZIS-kuhm?
When will I get it back?
THEY SAY
W ciągu miesiąca po wyprowadzce.V TSYOHN-goo myeh-SYOHN-tsuh poh vih-proh-VAHTS-tseh.
Within a month after moving out.
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.
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Words worth knowing
wynosi
vih-NOH-see
verb
amounts to
kaucja
KOW-tsyuh
noun
deposit
miesięczne
myeh-SYAYNCH-neh
adjective
monthly
czynsze
CHIHN-sheh
noun
rents
Kiedy
KYEH-dih
adverb
when
odzyskam
od-ZIS-kuhm
verb
I will get back
9 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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