Polish · Wypowiedzenie / wyprowadzka
You give notice to end the contract: what to say in Polish
You give notice on the lease.
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How it's done. Termination (wypowiedzenie) is submitted in writing observing the period in the contract (often one month); preferably by letter with confirmation, keeping a copy.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
Dzień dobry, chciałbym wypowiedzieć umowę najmu.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim vih-poh-VYEHD-zyehtsy oo-MOH-veh NIGH-moo.
Good day, I'd like to terminate the rental contract.
Or say:Dzień dobry, wyprowadzam się za miesiąc. Jak to zgłosić?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, vih-proh-VAHD-zuhm syeh zah MYEH-syohnts. Yahk toh ZGWOH-seetsy?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Proszę złożyć wypowiedzenie na piśmie.PROH-sheh ZVOH-zhitsy vih-poh-vyehd-ZEH-nyeh nuh PEESY-myeh.
Please submit the notice in writing.
They might also say:
Wypowiedzenie musi być na piśmie.
Vih-poh-vyehd-ZEH-nyeh MOO-see bitsy nuh PEESY-myeh.
The notice must be in writing.
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YOU FINISH
Czy muszę podać powód?
Chih MOO-sheh POH-duhtsy POH-voot?
Do I have to give a reason?
THEY SAY
Nie, powód nie jest wymagany.Nyeh, POH-voot nyeh yehst vih-muh-GAH-nih.
No, a reason is not required.
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
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
wypowiedzieć
vih-poh-VYEHD-zyehtsy
verb
to terminate
umowę
oo-MOH-veh
noun
contract (accusative)
najmu
NIGH-moo
noun
of rental
12 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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