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You want to sublet a spare room and ask your landlord: what to say in Polish
You want to sublet a free room and ask your landlord.
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How it's done. You may sublet a room (podnajem) only with the owner's written consent; the subtenant also has to be registered at the address, so ask about it at the municipal office.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
Przepraszam, chciałbym wynająć jeden pokój w mieszkaniu dalej. Czy mogę?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, KHTSYAHV-bim vih-NIGH-ohntsy YEH-dayn POH-kooy v myehsh-KAH-nyoo DAH-lay. Chih MOH-geh?
Excuse me, I'd like to sublet one room in the flat. May I?
Or say:Mam wolny pokój. Czy wolno mi go podnająć?
Mahm VOL-nih POH-kooy. Chih VOL-noh mee goh pod-NIGH-ohntsy?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Do podnajmu potrzebna jest zgoda właściciela. Bez zgody nie wolno podnajmować.Doh pod-NIGH-moo pot-SHEB-nuh yehst ZGOH-duh vvuhsy-tsee-TSYEH-luh. Bes ZGOH-dih nyeh VOL-noh pod-nigh-MOH-vuhtsy.
Subletting needs the owner's consent. You may not sublet without consent.
They might also say:
Musi pan uzyskać pisemną zgodę właściciela.
MOO-see pahn oo-ZIS-kuhtsy pee-SEM-nom ZGOH-deh vvuhsy-tsee-TSYEH-luh.
You have to obtain the owner's written consent.
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YOU REPLY
Jak o nią poprosić?
Yahk oh nyom poh-PROH-seetsy?
How do I ask for it?
THEY SAY
Proszę napisać do właściciela e-mail lub list. Trzeba podać imię podnajemcy i okres.PROH-sheh nuh-PEE-suhtsy doh vvuhsy-tsee-TSYEH-luh ee-mayl loop leest. TSHEH-buh POH-duhtsy EE-myeh pod-nuh-EHM-tsih ee OH-kres.
Write the owner an e-mail or a letter. You have to give the subtenant's name and the period.
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YOU REPLY
Czy podnajemca musi się też zameldować?
Chih pod-nuh-EHM-tsuh MOO-see syeh tesh zuh-mel-DOH-vuhtsy?
Does the subtenant have to register as well?
THEY SAY
Osoby mieszkające w lokalu zgłasza się w urzędzie gminy. Proszę zapytać w urzędzie.Oh-SOH-bih myehsh-kigh-OHN-tseh v loh-KAH-loo ZGWAH-shuh syeh v oo-ZHAYND-zyeh GMEE-nih. PROH-sheh zuh-PIH-tuhtsy v oo-ZHAYND-zyeh.
People living in the flat are reported at the municipal office. Please ask at the office.
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YOU FINISH
Rozumiem. Dziękuję za wyjaśnienie!
Roh-ZOO-myehm. Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah vih-ahsy-NYEH-nyeh!
I see. Thank you for the explanation!
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
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
wynająć
vih-NIGH-ohntsy
verb
to rent
pokój
POH-kooy
noun
room
mieszkaniu
myehsh-KAH-nyoo
noun
flat (locative)
dalej
DAH-lay
adverb
further
46 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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