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Before moving in you draw up a handover report together: what to say in Polish
Before you move in you draw up a handover record of the flat together.
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How it's done. When you move in a protokół zdawczo-odbiorczy (handover record) is drawn up: note all damage and the meter readings, take photos; both sides sign and you keep a copy until you move out.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Spiszemy teraz protokół zdawczo-odbiorczy. Obejdziemy wszystkie pokoje.Spee-SHEH-mih TEH-ruhs proh-TOH-koov ZDAHF-choh-od-BYOR-chih. Oh-bayd-ZYEH-mih FSHIST-kyeh poh-KOH-eh.
We'll draw up the handover record now. We'll go through all the rooms.
They might also say:
Zanim się pan wprowadzi, spiszemy protokół zdawczo-odbiorczy.
ZAH-neem syeh pahn fproh-VAHD-zee, spee-SHEH-mih proh-TOH-koov ZDAHF-choh-od-BYOR-chih.
Before you move in we'll draw up the handover record.
YOU REPLY
Co wpisujemy do protokołu?
Tsoh fpee-soo-EH-mih doh proh-toh-KOH-voo?
What do we put in the record?
Or say:Co oznacza ten protokół?
Tsoh oz-NAH-chuh tayn proh-TOH-koov?
THEY SAY
Wpisujemy stan mieszkania i stany liczników.Fpee-soo-EH-mih stahn myehsh-KAH-nyuh ee STAH-nih leech-NEE-koof.
We enter the condition of the flat and the meter readings.
They might also say:
Zapisujemy usterki i odczyty liczników.
Zuh-pee-soo-EH-mih oos-TEHR-kee ee ot-CHIH-tih leech-NEE-koof.
We note the defects and the meter readings.
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YOU REPLY
Tu jest zadrapanie na podłodze. Wpiszemy to?
Too yehst zuh-druh-PAH-nyeh nuh poh-DVOD-zeh. Fpee-SHEH-mih toh?
There is a scratch on the floor here. Shall we write that down?
THEY SAY
Tak, inaczej przy wyprowadzce może pan musieć za to zapłacić. Proszę zrobić zdjęcia.Tahk, ee-NAH-chay pshih vih-proh-VAHTS-tseh MOH-zheh pahn MOO-syehtsy zah toh zuh-PVAH-tseetsy. PROH-sheh ZROH-beetsy ZDYAYN-tsyuh.
Yes, otherwise you may have to pay for it when you move out. Please take photos.
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YOU REPLY
Dobry pomysł. Zrobię zdjęcia zadrapania i liczników.
DOH-brih POH-misv. ZROH-byeh ZDYAYN-tsyuh zuh-druh-PAH-nyuh ee leech-NEE-koof.
Good idea. I'll take photos of the scratch and the meters.
THEY SAY
Dobrze. Teraz oboje podpisujemy protokół.DOB-zheh. TEH-ruhs oh-BOH-eh pot-pee-soo-EH-mih proh-TOH-koov.
Good. Now we both sign the record.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję. Czy mogę dostać kopię?
Dzyayn-KOO-eh. Chih MOH-geh DOS-tuhtsy KOH-pyeh?
Thank you. Can I get a copy?
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
Spiszemy
Spee-SHEH-mih
verb
we will draw up
teraz
TEH-ruhs
adverb
now
protokół
proh-TOH-koov
noun
record, report
zdawczo-odbiorczy
ZDAHF-choh-od-BYOR-chih
adjective
handover
Obejdziemy
Oh-bayd-ZYEH-mih
verb
we will go round
pokoje
poh-KOH-eh
noun
rooms
41 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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