Polish · Regulamin / cisza nocna
A neighbour politely asks you to be quieter: what to say in Polish
A neighbour politely asks you to be quieter.
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How it's done. Night quiet (cisza nocna) in Poland usually applies from ten p.m. to six a.m.; the exact hours are in the regulamin (house rules) of your wspólnota or spółdzielnia.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
Przepraszam, trochę tu głośno. Czy mogliby państwo ściszyć muzykę?Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, TROH-kheh too GWOSY-noh. Chih MOH-glee-bih PAHNST-foh SYTSEE-shitsy MOO-zih-keh?
Excuse me, it's a bit loud. Could you turn the music down?
They might also say:
Przepraszam, jest już po dziesiątej. Proszę o ciszę.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, yehst yoosh poh dzyeh-SYOHN-tay. PROH-sheh oh TSEE-sheh.
Excuse me, it's after ten already. I ask for quiet.
YOU REPLY
Bardzo przepraszam. Już ściszam.
BAHRD-zoh psheh-PRAH-shuhm. Yoosh SYTSEE-shuhm.
I'm very sorry. I'm turning it down now.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję bardzo. Dobranoc!Dzyayn-KOO-eh BAHRD-zoh. Doh-BRAH-nots!
Thank you very much. Good night!
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YOU FINISH
Dobranoc! Jeszcze raz przepraszam.
Doh-BRAH-nots! YEHSH-cheh rahs psheh-PRAH-shuhm.
Good night! Sorry again.
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
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
trochę
TROH-kheh
adverb
a little
tu
too
adverb
here
głośno
GWOSY-noh
adverb
loudly
mogliby
MOH-glee-bih
verb
could (they)
państwo
PAHNST-foh
noun
ladies and gentlemen
10 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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