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You read the tenancy agreement and check its terms: what to say in Polish

You read the lease and clarify its terms.

Umowa najmu4 linesLevel A2For life in Poland The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. In the lease (umowa najmu) look at okres najmu (term), czynsz, kaucja, okres wypowiedzenia (notice period), zasady podwyżki (rules of increase); don't sign until you understand.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
Na jak długo jest umowa?
Nuh yahk DVOO-goh yehst oo-MOH-vuh?
For how long is the contract?
Or say:Czy umowa jest na czas określony?
Chih oo-MOH-vuh yehst nuh chahs oh-kresy-LOH-nih?
THEY SAY
Na rok, z możliwością przedłużenia.
Nuh rok, z mozh-lee-VOSY-tsyom psheh-dvoo-ZHEH-nyuh.
For a year, with the option to extend.
They might also say:
Na czas nieokreślony.
Nuh chahs nyeh-oh-kresy-LOH-nih.
For an indefinite period.
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YOU FINISH
A jaki jest okres wypowiedzenia?
Uh YAH-kee yehst OH-kres vih-poh-vyehd-ZEH-nyuh?
And what is the notice period?
THEY SAY
Jeden miesiąc.
YEH-dayn MYEH-syohnts.
One month.
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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

jak
yahk
adverb
how
długo
DVOO-goh
adverb
for a long time
jest
yehst
verb
is
umowa
oo-MOH-vuh
noun
contract
rok
rok
noun
year
możliwością
mozh-lee-VOSY-tsyom
noun
possibility (instrumental)

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.
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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