Polish · Zapisy / rekrutacja
You ask how much the nursery costs: what to say in Polish
You ask about the cost of kindergarten.
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How it's done. In public kindergartens the basic programme (podstawa programowa) is free, beyond it there's a fee per godzina (hour); wyżywienie (meals) are paid separately every month.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
Ile kosztuje przedszkole?
EE-leh kosh-TOO-eh pshetsh-KOH-leh?
How much does kindergarten cost?
Or say:Jakie są opłaty za przedszkole?
YAH-kyeh som oh-PVAH-tih zah pshetsh-KOH-leh?
THEY SAY
Pięć godzin dziennie jest bezpłatnych. Za dodatkowe godziny jest opłata.Pyayntsy GOD-zeen DZYAYN-nyeh yehst bes-PVAHT-nikh. Zah doh-duht-KOH-veh god-ZEE-nih yehst oh-PVAH-tuh.
Five hours a day are free. Additional hours are charged.
They might also say:
Podstawa programowa jest bezpłatna. Płaci się za wyżywienie i dodatkowe godziny.
Pots-TAH-vuh proh-gruh-MOH-vuh yehst bes-PVAHT-nuh. PVAH-tsee syeh zah vih-zhih-VYEH-nyeh ee doh-duht-KOH-veh god-ZEE-nih.
The core programme is free. You pay for meals and additional hours.
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YOU FINISH
A ile kosztuje wyżywienie?
Uh EE-leh kosh-TOO-eh vih-zhih-VYEH-nyeh?
And how much do meals cost?
THEY SAY
Około dwunastu złotych dziennie.Oh-KOH-voh dvoo-NAHS-too ZVOH-tikh DZYAYN-nyeh.
About twelve zloty a day.
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
kosztuje
kosh-TOO-eh
verb
costs
przedszkole
pshetsh-KOH-leh
noun
nursery school
godzin
GOD-zeen
noun
hours (genitive)
dziennie
DZYAYN-nyeh
adverb
per day
jest
yehst
verb
is
bezpłatnych
bes-PVAHT-nikh
adjective
free (genitive)
11 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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