Polish · Zebranie / rozmowa
They tell you how the settling-in will work: what to say in Polish
You are told how the settling-in period will go.
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How it's done. Adaptacja is gradual settling-in: in the first days the child stays an hour or two, a parent may be nearby; it usually takes several weeks.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Adaptacja trwa zwykle od dwóch do czterech tygodni.Uh-duhp-TAH-tsyuh trvah ZVIH-kleh ot dvookh doh CHTEH-rekh tih-GOD-nee.
Settling-in usually lasts two to four weeks.
They might also say:
Robimy spokojną adaptację, to potrwa kilka tygodni.
Roh-BEE-mih spoh-KOY-nom uh-duhp-TAH-tsyeh, toh POTR-vuh KEEL-kuh tih-GOD-nee.
We do a calm settling-in, which takes several weeks.
YOU REPLY
Czy muszę być w tym czasie z dzieckiem?
Chih MOO-sheh bitsy f tim CHAH-syeh z DZYEHTS-kyehm?
Do I have to be with the child during this time?
THEY SAY
Na początku tak. Potem stopniowo skracamy czas rodzica.Nuh poh-CHOHNT-koo tahk. POH-tem stop-NYOH-voh skruh-TSAH-mih chahs rod-ZEE-tsuh.
At the beginning yes. Then we gradually shorten the parent's time.
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YOU FINISH
Jak długo zostanie pierwszego dnia?
Yahk DVOO-goh zos-TAH-nyeh pyehrf-SHEH-goh dnyah?
How long will he stay on the first day?
THEY SAY
Tylko godzinę. Potem wydłużamy.TIL-koh god-ZEE-neh. POH-tem vih-dvoo-ZHAH-mih.
Only an hour. Then we extend.
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
Adaptacja
Uh-duhp-TAH-tsyuh
noun
settling in
trwa
trvah
verb
lasts
zwykle
ZVIH-kleh
adverb
usually
tygodni
tih-GOD-nee
noun
weeks (genitive)
muszę
MOO-sheh
verb
I must
być
bitsy
verb
to be
26 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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