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You ask what the utility charges cover: what to say in Polish
You ask what is included in the charges.
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How it's done. The opłaty usually include water, heating, rubbish collection, cleaning; prąd (electricity) and gaz (gas) are often arranged separately; clarify what exactly is included.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
Co obejmują opłaty?
Tsoh oh-bay-MOOY-om oh-PVAH-tih?
What do the charges cover?
Or say:Co jest wliczone w opłaty?
Tsoh yehst vlee-CHOH-neh v oh-PVAH-tih?
THEY SAY
Woda, ogrzewanie, wywóz śmieci i sprzątanie klatki.VOH-duh, og-zheh-VAH-nyeh, VIH-voos SYMYEH-tsee ee spshohn-TAH-nyeh KLAHT-kee.
Water, heating, rubbish collection and cleaning of the stairwell.
They might also say:
Woda, śmieci, ogrzewanie i fundusz remontowy.
VOH-duh, SYMYEH-tsee, og-zheh-VAH-nyeh ee FOON-doosh reh-mohn-TOH-vih.
Water, rubbish, heating and the repair fund.
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YOU FINISH
A prąd?
Uh prohnt?
And electricity?
THEY SAY
Prąd opłaca pan osobno u dostawcy.Prohnt oh-PVAH-tsuh pahn oh-SOB-noh oo dos-TAHF-tsih.
You pay electricity separately to the supplier.
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
obejmują
oh-bay-MOOY-om
verb
include
opłaty
oh-PVAH-tih
noun
fees
Woda
VOH-duh
noun
water
ogrzewanie
og-zheh-VAH-nyeh
noun
heating
wywóz
VIH-voos
noun
removal
śmieci
SYMYEH-tsee
noun
rubbish
11 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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