Polish · Administracja / naprawy
Water is leaking from the kitchen ceiling and you phone the building administration: what to say in Polish
Water is dripping from the kitchen ceiling and you phone the building administration.
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How it's done. If water is leaking: stop it, put a bucket under it, switch off the power in the room, photograph the damage and tell the administration (administracja); write down the date and time.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
Administracja, dzień dobry.Uhd-mee-nees-TRAH-tsyuh, dzyayn DOH-brih.
Administration, good day.
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, pogotowie techniczne. Co się stało?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, poh-goh-TOH-vyeh tekh-NEECH-neh. Tsoh syeh STAH-voh?
Good day, the technical emergency service. What happened?
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, z sufitu w kuchni cieknie woda.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, s soo-FEE-too f KOOKH-nee TSYEHK-nyeh VOH-duh.
Good day, water is dripping from the ceiling in the kitchen.
THEY SAY
Od kiedy cieknie? Czy sufit jest mokry?Ot KYEH-dih TSYEHK-nyeh? Chih SOO-feet yehst MOH-krih?
Since when has it been dripping? Is the ceiling wet?
They might also say:
Od jak dawna? Czy woda cieknie mocno?
Ot yahk DAHV-nuh? Chih VOH-duh TSYEHK-nyeh MOTS-noh?
For how long? Is the water dripping heavily?
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YOU REPLY
Od dzisiaj rana. Sufit jest mokry i cieknie coraz mocniej.
Ot DZEE-syigh RAH-nuh. SOO-feet yehst MOH-krih ee TSYEHK-nyeh TSOH-ruhs MOTS-nyay.
Since this morning. The ceiling is wet and it's dripping more and more.
THEY SAY
Proszę postawić wiadro i wyłączyć prąd w kuchni. Wyślemy hydraulika od razu.PROH-sheh pos-TAH-veetsy VYAH-droh ee vih-VOHN-chitsy prohnt f KOOKH-nee. Visy-LEH-mih khih-drow-LEE-kuh ot RAH-zoo.
Please put a bucket there and switch off the power in the kitchen. We'll send a plumber at once.
They might also say:
Proszę nie dotykać niczego elektrycznego. Fachowiec będzie za chwilę.
PROH-sheh nyeh doh-TIH-kuhtsy nee-CHEH-goh eh-lek-trich-NEH-goh. Fuh-KHOH-vyehts BAYND-zyeh zah KHFEE-leh.
Please do not touch anything electrical. A tradesman will be there shortly.
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YOU REPLY
Zrobię to natychmiast. Kiedy ktoś przyjdzie?
ZROH-byeh toh nuh-TIKH-myuhst. KYEH-dih ktosy PSHIHYD-zyeh?
I'll do that at once. When will someone come?
THEY SAY
W ciągu godziny.V TSYOHN-goo god-ZEE-nih.
Within an hour.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję za szybką pomoc!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah SHIP-kom POH-mots!
Thank you for the quick help!
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
Administracja
Uhd-mee-nees-TRAH-tsyuh
noun
administration
dzień
dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
sufitu
soo-FEE-too
noun
ceiling (genitive)
kuchni
KOOKH-nee
noun
kitchen (locative)
cieknie
TSYEHK-nyeh
verb
leaks
33 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.
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