Polish · Choroba
Your child has been found to have a contagious illness and you must tell the nursery: what to say in Polish
A contagious disease was found in the child and the kindergarten must be told.
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How it's done. Contagious diseases (ospa wietrzna chickenpox, wszy lice, szkarlatyna scarlet fever) are reported to the kindergarten at once: this is needed to protect other children.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
Muszę państwa poinformować, że pediatra stwierdził u Maksa ospę wietrzną.
MOO-sheh PAHNST-fuh poh-een-for-MOH-vuhtsy, zheh peh-DYAH-truh STFYEHRD-zeev oo MAHK-suh OS-peh VYEHTSH-nom.
I must inform you that the paediatrician diagnosed chickenpox in Maks.
Or say:Chciałbym zgłosić, że Maks ma ospę wietrzną.
KHTSYAHV-bim ZGWOH-seetsy, zheh Mahks mah OS-peh VYEHTSH-nom.
THEY SAY
Dziękujemy za informację. Poinformujemy innych rodziców.Dzyayn-koo-EH-mih zah een-for-MAH-tsyeh. Poh-een-for-moo-EH-mih EEN-nikh rod-ZEE-tsoof.
Thank you for the information. We'll inform the other parents.
They might also say:
To ważne, dziękujemy. Musimy powiadomić pozostałych rodziców.
Toh VAHZH-neh, dzyayn-koo-EH-mih. Moo-SEE-mih poh-vyuh-DOH-meetsy poh-zos-TAH-vikh rod-ZEE-tsoof.
That's important, thank you. We must notify the other parents.
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YOU FINISH
Kiedy może wrócić do przedszkola?
KYEH-dih MOH-zheh VROO-tseetsy doh pshetsh-KOH-luh?
When may he return to nursery?
THEY SAY
To powie pediatra. Zwykle po tygodniu.Toh POH-vyeh peh-DYAH-truh. ZVIH-kleh poh tih-GOD-nyoo.
The paediatrician will tell you. Usually after a week.
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
Muszę
MOO-sheh
verb
I must
państwa
PAHNST-fuh
noun
you (formal genitive)
poinformować
poh-een-for-MOH-vuhtsy
verb
to inform
pediatra
peh-DYAH-truh
noun
paediatrician
stwierdził
STFYEHRD-zeev
verb
found, diagnosed
ospę
OS-peh
noun
chickenpox (accusative)
20 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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