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The nursery is preparing for St Nicholas Day: what to say in Polish
The kindergarten prepares for St Nicholas Day.
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How it's done. Mikołajki (6 December) is a holiday when children receive small gifts from St Nicholas; the kindergarten often arranges a show and sweets.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
Kiedy są Mikołajki w przedszkolu?
KYEH-dih som Mee-koh-VIGH-kee f pshetsh-KOH-loo?
When is Mikołajki at the kindergarten?
Or say:Czy w przedszkolu będą Mikołajki?
Chih f pshetsh-KOH-loo BAYN-dom Mee-koh-VIGH-kee?
THEY SAY
W piątek, szóstego grudnia. Mikołaj przyjdzie do dzieci.V PYOHN-tek, shoos-TEH-goh GROOD-nyuh. Mee-KOH-vigh PSHIHYD-zyeh doh DZYEH-tsee.
On Friday, the sixth of December. St Nicholas will come to the children.
They might also say:
Szóstego grudnia o dziesiątej, w sali.
Shoos-TEH-goh GROOD-nyuh oh dzyeh-SYOHN-tay, f SAH-lee.
On the sixth of December at ten in the hall.
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YOU FINISH
Czy mogę przyjść i popatrzeć?
Chih MOH-geh pshihysytsy ee poh-PAHT-shetsy?
May I come and watch?
THEY SAY
Oczywiście, rodzice są mile widziani.Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh, rod-ZEE-tseh som MEE-leh veed-ZYAH-nee.
Of course, parents are welcome.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Kiedy
KYEH-dih
adverb
when
są
som
verb
are
Mikołajki
Mee-koh-VIGH-kee
noun
St Nicholas' Day
przedszkolu
pshetsh-KOH-loo
noun
nursery school (locative)
piątek
PYOHN-tek
noun
Friday
grudnia
GROOD-nyuh
noun
December (genitive)
15 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.
Dziękuję!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Thank you!
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