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You have a bill from the przedszkole and do not understand what is in it: what to say in Polish
You have a bill from the nursery and do not understand what is in it.
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How it's done. Besides the fee for time beyond the free programme you pay the stawka żywieniowa (meal money) separately; in the transfer you give the child's name and the 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
Przepraszam, dostałem rachunek z przedszkola. Co to znaczy?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, dos-TAH-vem ruh-KHOO-nek s pshetsh-KOH-luh. Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
Excuse me, I got a bill from the nursery. What does it mean?
Or say:Przepraszam, co to jest stawka żywieniowa?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, tsoh toh yehst STAHF-kuh zhih-vyeh-NYOH-vuh?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
To opłata za jedzenie dziecka. Płaci się ją co miesiąc.Toh oh-PVAH-tuh zah yehd-ZEH-nyeh DZYEHTS-kuh. PVAH-tsee syeh yom tsoh MYEH-syohnts.
It is the payment for the child's meals. It is paid every month.
They might also say:
Stawka żywieniowa obejmuje śniadanie, obiad i podwieczorek.
STAHF-kuh zhih-vyeh-NYOH-vuh oh-bay-MOO-eh synyuh-DAH-nyeh, OH-byuht ee poh-dvyeh-CHOH-rek.
The meal rate covers breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack.
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YOU REPLY
Czy trzeba ją przelać, czy zapłacić gotówką?
Chih TSHEH-buh yom PSHEH-luhtsy, chih zuh-PVAH-tseetsy goh-TOOF-kom?
Do I have to transfer it or pay in cash?
THEY SAY
Proszę przelać na konto. Numer rachunku jest na rachunku. W tytule przelewu proszę wpisać imię dziecka i miesiąc.PROH-sheh PSHEH-luhtsy nuh KOHN-toh. NOO-mehr ruh-KHOON-koo yehst nuh ruh-KHOON-koo. V tih-TOO-leh psheh-LEH-voo PROH-sheh FPEE-suhtsy EE-myeh DZYEHTS-kuh ee MYEH-syohnts.
Please transfer it to the account. The account number is on the bill. In the reference please write the child's name and the month.
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YOU REPLY
A jeśli dziecko jest chore? Czy muszę wtedy płacić?
Uh YEHSY-lee DZYEHTS-koh yehst KHOH-reh? Chih MOO-sheh FTEH-dih PVAH-tseetsy?
And if the child is ill? Do I still have to pay?
THEY SAY
To zależy od regulaminu. Proszę zapytać w sekretariacie.Toh zuh-LEH-zhih ot reh-goo-luh-MEE-noo. PROH-sheh zuh-PIH-tuhtsy f seh-kreh-tuh-RYAH-tsyeh.
That depends on the rules. Please ask at the office.
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YOU FINISH
Dobrze, zapytam tam. Dziękuję!
DOB-zheh, zuh-PIH-tuhm tahm. Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Fine, I'll ask there. Thank you!
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
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
dostałem
dos-TAH-vem
verb
I got
rachunek
ruh-KHOO-nek
noun
account
przedszkola
pshetsh-KOH-luh
noun
nursery school (genitive)
znaczy
ZNAH-chih
verb
means
opłata
oh-PVAH-tuh
noun
fee
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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