Polish · Rano / odbiór
You pick your child up and the teacher tells you about the day: what to say in Polish
You pick up the child and the teacher tells you about the day.
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How it's done. The teacher tells you about food (jadł), sleep (spał), play (bawił się) and mood; the question Jak minął dzień? is standard at pick-up.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
Dzień dobry, odbieram Maksa. Jak minął dzień?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, od-BYEH-ruhm MAHK-suh. Yahk MEE-nov dzyayn?
Good day, I'm picking up Maks. How was the day?
Or say:Dzień dobry, odbieram Maksa. Jak mu dziś poszło?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, od-BYEH-ruhm MAHK-suh. Yahk moo dzeesy POSH-voh?
THEY SAY
Dzień był spokojny. Zjadł obiad i spał godzinę.Dzyayn biv spoh-KOY-nih. Zyahdv OH-byuht ee spahv god-ZEE-neh.
The day was calm. He had lunch and slept for an hour.
They might also say:
Wszystko dobrze. Dużo się bawił i dobrze jadł.
FSHIST-koh DOB-zheh. DOO-zhoh syeh BAH-veev ee DOB-zheh yahdv.
All good. He played a lot and ate well.
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YOU REPLY
Cieszę się. Czy coś narysował?
TSYEH-sheh syeh. Chih tsosy nuh-rih-SOH-vuhv?
I'm glad. Did he draw anything?
THEY SAY
Tak, obrazek dla pana. Jest w jego szafce.Tahk, oh-BRAH-zek dlah PAH-nuh. Yehst v YEH-goh SHAHF-tseh.
Yes, a picture for you. It's in his locker.
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YOU FINISH
Jak miło, dziękuję! Do widzenia!
Yahk MEE-voh, dzyayn-KOO-eh! Doh veed-ZEH-nyuh!
How nice, thank you! Goodbye!
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
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
odbieram
od-BYEH-ruhm
verb
I pick up
Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
minął
MEE-nov
verb
passed
był
biv
verb
was
24 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.
Dziękuję!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Thank you!
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