Polish · Rano / odbiór
You phone to say you and your child will be late: what to say in Polish
You phone to say you will be late with the child.
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How it's done. If you are late phone the kindergarten: that way educators know whether to wait.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Przedszkole Słoneczko, dzień dobry.Pshetsh-KOH-leh Svoh-NECH-koh, dzyayn DOH-brih.
Słoneczko kindergarten, good day.
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, mówi mama Maksa. Dziś przyjdziemy później.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, MOO-vee MAH-muh MAHK-suh. Dzeesy pshihyd-ZYEH-mih POOZY-nyay.
Good day, this is Maks's mother. We'll come later today.
THEY SAY
Nie ma problemu. O której mniej więcej?Nyeh mah proh-BLEH-moo. Oh KTOO-ray mnyay VYAYN-tsay?
No problem. At what time roughly?
They might also say:
Dobrze, o której będą państwo?
DOB-zheh, oh KTOO-ray BAYN-dom PAHNST-foh?
All right, at what time will you be here?
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YOU FINISH
Około dziesiątej.
Oh-KOH-voh dzyeh-SYOHN-tay.
Around ten.
THEY SAY
Dobrze, będziemy czekać. Do zobaczenia!DOB-zheh, baynd-ZYEH-mih CHEH-kuhtsy. Doh zoh-buh-CHEH-nyuh!
Good, we'll wait. See 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
Przedszkole
Pshetsh-KOH-leh
noun
nursery school
Słoneczko
Svoh-NECH-koh
noun
little sun
dzień
dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
mówi
MOO-vee
verb
speaks
mama
MAH-muh
noun
mum
18 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.
Nie mówię jeszcze dobrze po polsku.
Nyeh MOO-vyeh YEHSH-cheh DOB-zheh poh POLS-koo.
I don't speak Polish well yet.
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