Polish · Rano / odbiór
Someone else is picking your child up today: what to say in Polish
Someone else will pick the child up today.
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How it's done. The child is picked up only by persons with a written upoważnienie (authorisation) from the parents; a new person is entered on a list and shows ID.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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The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
1
YOU START
Przepraszam, dzisiaj odbierze Maksa moja mama.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, DZEE-syigh od-BYEH-zheh MAHK-suh MOH-ah MAH-muh.
Excuse me, my mother will pick up Maks today.
Or say:Przepraszam, dziś dziecko odbierze ktoś inny.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, dzeesy DZYEHTS-koh od-BYEH-zheh ktosy EEN-nih.
THEY SAY
Czy jest upoważniona na piśmie?Chih yehst oo-poh-vuhzh-NYOH-nuh nuh PEESY-myeh?
Is she authorised in writing?
They might also say:
Czy ta osoba jest w wykazie osób upoważnionych?
Chih tah oh-SOH-buh yehst v vih-KAH-zyeh OH-soop oo-poh-vuhzh-NYOH-nikh?
Is this person on the list of authorised persons?
2
YOU FINISH
Nie, jeszcze nie. Czy mogę to zrobić teraz?
Nyeh, YEHSH-cheh nyeh. Chih MOH-geh toh ZROH-beetsy TEH-ruhs?
No, not yet. Can I do it now?
THEY SAY
Tak, proszę wpisać imię i nazwisko oraz podpisać.Tahk, PROH-sheh FPEE-suhtsy EE-myeh ee nuhz-VEES-koh OH-ruhs pot-PEE-suhtsy.
Yes, please write the first name and surname and sign.
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
dzisiaj
DZEE-syigh
adverb
today
odbierze
od-BYEH-zheh
verb
will pick up
mama
MAH-muh
noun
mum
jest
yehst
verb
is
upoważniona
oo-poh-vuhzh-NYOH-nuh
adjective
authorised (feminine)
19 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.
Proszę to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
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