Polish · Zebranie / rozmowa
At the meeting with the teacher you talk about your child's language: what to say in Polish
In a talk with the teacher you discuss your child's language.
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How it's done. At home it is best to speak the language you know best: it helps your child's development; it learns Polish in the nursery among the other children.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
Chcemy porozmawiać o języku dziecka. Czy w domu mówi tylko po ukraińsku?KHTSEH-mih poh-roz-MAH-vyuhtsy oh yayn-ZIH-koo DZYEHTS-kuh. Chih v DOH-moo MOO-vee TIL-koh poh oo-kruh-EENS-koo?
We'd like to talk about the child's language. Does it speak only Ukrainian at home?
They might also say:
Chcemy zobaczyć, jak dziecko radzi sobie z językiem. Jakim językiem mówicie w domu?
KHTSEH-mih zoh-BAH-chitsy, yahk DZYEHTS-koh RAHD-zee SOH-byeh z yayn-ZIH-kyehm. YAH-keem yayn-ZIH-kyehm moo-VEE-tsyeh v DOH-moo?
We want to see how the child is coping with the language. Which language do you speak at home?
YOU REPLY
Tak, w domu mówimy tylko po ukraińsku. Chcę, żeby dziecko uczyło się też polskiego.
Tahk, v DOH-moo moo-VEE-mih TIL-koh poh oo-kruh-EENS-koo. Khtseh, ZHEH-bih DZYEHTS-koh oo-CHIH-voh syeh tesh pols-KYEH-goh.
Yes, at home we speak only Ukrainian. I want the child to learn Polish too.
Or say:W domu mówimy po ukraińsku. Jak dziecko radzi sobie po polsku?
V DOH-moo moo-VEE-mih poh oo-kruh-EENS-koo. Yahk DZYEHTS-koh RAHD-zee SOH-byeh poh POLS-koo?
THEY SAY
Już dużo rozumie i mówi pierwsze słowa. Robi dobre postępy.Yoosh DOO-zhoh roh-ZOO-myeh ee MOO-vee PYEHRF-sheh SVOH-vuh. ROH-bee DOH-breh pos-TEM-pih.
It already understands a lot and speaks first words. It is making good progress.
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YOU REPLY
Czy w domu też mam mówić po polsku?
Chih v DOH-moo tesh mahm MOO-veetsy poh POLS-koo?
Should I speak Polish at home too?
THEY SAY
Nie, proszę mówić do dziecka w języku, który pan zna najlepiej. To ważne dla rozwoju.Nyeh, PROH-sheh MOO-veetsy doh DZYEHTS-kuh v yayn-ZIH-koo, KTOO-rih pahn znah nigh-LEH-pyay. Toh VAHZH-neh dlah roz-VOH-oo.
No, speak to the child in the language you know best. That is important for development.
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YOU FINISH
To dobrze wiedzieć. Dziękuję za rozmowę!
Toh DOB-zheh VYEHD-zyehtsy. Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah roz-MOH-veh!
That is good to know. Thank you for the talk!
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
Chcemy
KHTSEH-mih
verb
we want
porozmawiać
poh-roz-MAH-vyuhtsy
verb
to have a talk
języku
yayn-ZIH-koo
noun
language (locative)
dziecka
DZYEHTS-kuh
noun
of the child
domu
DOH-moo
noun
home (genitive)
mówi
MOO-vee
verb
speaks
43 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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