Polish · Klatka schodowa
A neighbour in the stairwell starts chatting about the weather: what to say in Polish
A neighbour in the stairwell starts a chat about the weather.
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How it's done. Poles like to chat to neighbours about the weather; they say Dzień dobry to all neighbours on the stairs, even strangers.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
Dzień dobry! Ładna dziś pogoda, prawda?Dzyayn DOH-brih! VAHD-nuh dzeesy poh-GOH-duh, PRAHV-duh?
Good day! Lovely weather today, isn't it?
They might also say:
Dzień dobry! Dzisiaj naprawdę ładnie.
Dzyayn DOH-brih! DZEE-syigh nuh-PRAHV-deh VAHD-nyeh.
Good day! It is really nice today.
YOU REPLY
Tak, w końcu słońce!
Tahk, f KOHN-tsoo SVOHN-tseh!
Yes, finally some sun!
Or say:Tak, jest bardzo przyjemnie.
Tahk, yehst BAHRD-zoh pshih-EHM-nyeh.
THEY SAY
Wczoraj padało cały dzień.FCHOH-righ puh-DAH-voh TSAH-vih dzyayn.
Yesterday it rained all day.
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YOU REPLY
Tak, było szaro. Dziś jest dużo lepiej.
Tahk, BIH-voh SHAH-roh. Dzeesy yehst DOO-zhoh LEH-pyay.
Yes, it was grey. Today is much better.
THEY SAY
To miłego dnia!Toh mee-VEH-goh dnyah!
Then have a nice day!
3
YOU FINISH
Dziękuję, wzajemnie!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, vzuh-EHM-nyeh!
Thank you, same to you!
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
Ładna
VAHD-nuh
adjective
nice (feminine)
dziś
dzeesy
adverb
today
pogoda
poh-GOH-duh
noun
weather
prawda
PRAHV-duh
noun
truth
17 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.
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