Polish · Klatka schodowa
A neighbour is going on holiday and asks you to look after the post and plants: what to say in Polish
A neighbour is going on holiday and asks you to look after the post and plants.
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How it's done. Neighbours in Poland often help: they take in post and water plants while someone is away; a key is entrusted only to people you know well; after returning they thank you with a small gift.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
W przyszłym tygodniu wyjeżdżam na urlop. Czy może pan brać moją pocztę ze skrzynki?V PSHISH-vim tih-GOD-nyoo vih-EHZHD-zhuhm nuh OOR-lop. Chih MOH-zheh pahn brahtsy MOY-om POCH-teh zeh SKSHIHN-kee?
Next week I'm going on holiday. Could you take my post out of the letterbox?
They might also say:
Wyjeżdżamy za tydzień. Czy może pan podlewać nasze kwiaty?
Vih-ehzhd-ZHAH-mih zah TID-zyayn. Chih MOH-zheh pahn poh-DLEH-vuhtsy NAH-sheh KFYAH-tih?
We're going away in a week. Could you water our flowers?
YOU REPLY
Tak, chętnie. Jak długo was nie będzie?
Tahk, KHAYNT-nyeh. Yahk DVOO-goh vahs nyeh BAYND-zyeh?
Yes, gladly. How long will you be away?
THEY SAY
Tydzień, od poniedziałku do niedzieli. Oto mój klucz.TID-zyayn, ot poh-nyehd-ZYAHV-koo doh nyehd-ZYEH-lee. OH-toh mooy klooch.
A week, from Monday to Sunday. Here is my key.
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YOU REPLY
Jak często mam podlewać kwiaty?
Yahk CHAYNS-toh mahm poh-DLEH-vuhtsy KFYAH-tih?
How often should I water the flowers?
THEY SAY
Dwa razy w tygodniu wystarczy. A pocztę proszę kłaść na stole.Dvah RAH-zih f tih-GOD-nyoo vis-TAHR-chih. Uh POCH-teh PROH-sheh kwahsytsy nuh STOH-leh.
Twice a week is enough. And please put the post on the table.
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YOU FINISH
Dobrze. Miłego urlopu!
DOB-zheh. Mee-VEH-goh oor-LOH-poo!
Fine. Have a nice holiday!
THEY SAY
Bardzo dziękuję! To bardzo miłe z pana strony.BAHRD-zoh dzyayn-KOO-eh! Toh BAHRD-zoh MEE-veh s PAH-nuh STROH-nih.
Thank you very much! That is very kind of 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
przyszłym
PSHISH-vim
adjective
next (locative)
tygodniu
tih-GOD-nyoo
noun
week (locative)
wyjeżdżam
vih-EHZHD-zhuhm
verb
I am going away
urlop
OOR-lop
noun
leave, holiday
może
MOH-zheh
verb
can
pan
pahn
noun
Mr
44 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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