Polish · Szukanie mieszkania
You go to meet the flatmates at a flat that is looking for someone to take a room: what to say in Polish
You go to meet the people in a flat that is looking for a new flatmate for a room.
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How it's done. In a shared flat young people use "ty"; ask whether the czynsz (rent) includes the opłaty (utilities and internet) and how many people live in 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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Cześć, wejdź! Jestem Lena. Jesteś tu w sprawie pokoju?Chesytsy, vaytsy! YEHS-tem LEH-nuh. YEHS-tesy too f SPRAH-vyeh poh-KOH-oo?
Hello, come in! I'm Lena. Are you here about the room?
They might also say:
Hej! Miło, że jesteś. To ty dzwoniłeś w sprawie pokoju?
Khay! MEE-voh, zheh YEHS-tesy. Toh tih dzvoh-NEE-vesy f SPRAH-vyeh poh-KOH-oo?
Hi! Nice that you're here. Was it you who phoned about the room?
YOU REPLY
Tak, dokładnie. Jestem z Ukrainy i szukam pokoju.
Tahk, doh-KWAHD-nyeh. YEHS-tem z Oo-kruh-EE-nih ee SHOO-kuhm poh-KOH-oo.
Yes, exactly. I'm from Ukraine and I'm looking for a room.
THEY SAY
Oto pokój. Ma piętnaście metrów kwadratowych, a czynsz wynosi czterysta pięćdziesiąt złotych razem z opłatami.OH-toh POH-kooy. Mah PYAYNT-nuhsy-tsyeh MEH-troof kfuh-druh-TOH-vikh, uh chihnsh vih-NOH-see chteh-RIS-tuh pyaynd-ZYEH-syohnt ZVOH-tikh RAH-zem z oh-pvuh-TAH-mee.
Here is the room. It is fifteen square metres and the rent is four hundred and fifty zloty including charges.
They might also say:
Pokój ma piętnaście metrów. Cena to czterysta pięćdziesiąt złotych z mediami.
POH-kooy mah PYAYNT-nuhsy-tsyeh MEH-troof. TSEH-nuh toh chteh-RIS-tuh pyaynd-ZYEH-syohnt ZVOH-tikh z meh-DYAH-mee.
The room is fifteen metres. The price is four hundred and fifty zloty with utilities.
2
YOU REPLY
Czy internet i prąd są wliczone?
Chih een-TEHR-net ee prohnt som vlee-CHOH-neh?
Are internet and electricity included?
THEY SAY
Tak, internet i prąd są wliczone w czynsz. Mieszkamy we troje i często gotujemy razem.Tahk, een-TEHR-net ee prohnt som vlee-CHOH-neh f chihnsh. Myehsh-KAH-mih veh TROH-eh ee CHAYNS-toh goh-too-EH-mih RAH-zem.
Yes, internet and electricity are included in the rent. There are three of us and we often cook together.
3
YOU REPLY
Brzmi dobrze. Kiedy dowiem się, czy dostanę pokój?
Bzhmee DOB-zheh. KYEH-dih DOH-vyehm syeh, chih dos-TAH-neh POH-kooy?
Sounds good. When will I find out whether I get the room?
THEY SAY
Zdecydujemy do końca tygodnia i damy znać.Zdeh-tsih-doo-EH-mih doh KOHN-tsuh tih-GOD-nyuh ee DAH-mih znahtsy.
We'll decide by the end of the week and let you know.
4
YOU FINISH
Świetnie, dziękuję za oprowadzenie!
SYFYEHT-nyeh, dzyayn-KOO-eh zah oh-proh-vuhd-ZEH-nyeh!
Great, thanks for showing me round!
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
wejdź
vaytsy
verb
come in
Jestem
YEHS-tem
verb
I am
Jesteś
YEHS-tesy
verb
you are
tu
too
adverb
here
sprawie
SPRAH-vyeh
noun
matter (locative)
pokoju
poh-KOH-oo
noun
room (genitive)
49 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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