Polish · Administracja / naprawy
You report mould or a leak: what to say in Polish
You report mould or a leak.
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How it's done. Report defects (usterki) in writing with photos and a date; that makes it easier to show the problem was not your fault; keep the reply.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, w łazience jest pleśń na ścianie. Proszę to sprawdzić.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, v vuh-ZYAYN-tseh yehst plesyny nuh SYTSYAH-nyeh. PROH-sheh toh SPRAHVD-zeetsy.
Good day, there is mould on the bathroom wall. Please check it.
Or say:Dzień dobry, w kuchni cieknie kran. Proszę o naprawę.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, f KOOKH-nee TSYEHK-nyeh krahn. PROH-sheh oh nuh-PRAH-veh.
THEY SAY
Proszę przesłać zdjęcia na e-mail.PROH-sheh PSHEH-svuhtsy ZDYAYN-tsyuh nuh ee-mayl.
Please send photos by email.
They might also say:
Proszę zrobić zdjęcia i wysłać. Umówimy wizytę.
PROH-sheh ZROH-beetsy ZDYAYN-tsyuh ee VIH-svuhtsy. Oo-moo-VEE-mih vee-ZIH-teh.
Please take photos and send them. We'll arrange a visit.
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YOU FINISH
Tak, wyślę je dziś.
Tahk, VISY-leh yeh dzeesy.
Yes, I'll send them today.
THEY SAY
Dobrze. Fachowiec przyjdzie w ciągu kilku dni.DOB-zheh. Fuh-KHOH-vyehts PSHIHYD-zyeh f TSYOHN-goo KEEL-koo dnee.
Good. A tradesman will come within a few days.
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
łazience
vuh-ZYAYN-tseh
noun
bathroom (locative)
jest
yehst
verb
is
pleśń
plesyny
noun
mould
ścianie
SYTSYAH-nyeh
noun
wall (locative)
18 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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