Polish · Regulamin / cisza nocna
A neighbour reminds you that it is your turn to clean the stairs this week: what to say in Polish
A neighbour reminds you that it is your turn to clean the stairs this week.
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How it's done. In some buildings the residents clean the stairs themselves by rota; in others a company does it and its service is included in the opłaty (charges); ask the administration how it is in your building.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 tym tygodniu pan sprząta klatkę. Harmonogram wisi na tablicy.V tim tih-GOD-nyoo pahn SPSHOHN-tuh KLAHT-keh. Khuhr-moh-NOH-gruhm VEE-see nuh tuh-BLEE-tsih.
This week you clean the stairwell. The rota hangs on the board.
They might also say:
Zgodnie z grafikiem w tym tygodniu jest pana kolej na sprzątanie klatki.
ZGOD-nyeh z gruh-FEE-kyehm f tim tih-GOD-nyoo yehst PAH-nuh KOH-lay nuh spshohn-TAH-nyeh KLAHT-kee.
According to the rota it is your turn this week to clean the stairwell.
YOU REPLY
Przepraszam, nie wiedziałem. Co dokładnie trzeba zrobić?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, nyeh vyehd-ZYAH-vem. Tsoh doh-KWAHD-nyeh TSHEH-buh ZROH-beetsy?
Sorry, I didn't know. What exactly has to be done?
THEY SAY
Trzeba zamieść i umyć schody. Robią to wszyscy lokatorzy po kolei.TSHEH-buh ZAH-myehsytsy ee OO-mitsy SKHOH-dih. ROH-byom toh FSHIS-tsih loh-kuh-TOH-zhih poh koh-LEH-ee.
You have to sweep and wash the stairs. All residents do it in turn.
They might also say:
Zamiatanie i mycie podłogi, raz w tygodniu.
Zuh-myuh-TAH-nyeh ee MIH-tsyeh poh-DVOH-gee, rahs f tih-GOD-nyoo.
Sweeping and washing the floor, once a week.
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YOU REPLY
Gdzie znajdę miotłę i wiadro?
Gdzyeh ZNIGH-deh MYOH-tveh ee VYAH-droh?
Where do I find a broom and a bucket?
THEY SAY
W piwnicy, w pomieszczeniu obok skrzynek na listy.V peev-NEE-tsih, f poh-myehsh-CHEH-nyoo OH-bok SKSHIH-nek nuh LEES-tih.
In the cellar, in the room next to the letterboxes.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję za wyjaśnienie. Zrobię to jutro rano.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah vih-ahsy-NYEH-nyeh. ZROH-byeh toh YOO-troh RAH-noh.
Thank you for the explanation. I'll do it tomorrow morning.
THEY SAY
Proszę bardzo. Do niedzieli wszystko powinno być gotowe.PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh. Doh nyehd-ZYEH-lee FSHIST-koh poh-VEEN-noh bitsy goh-TOH-veh.
You're welcome. By Sunday everything should be ready.
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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
tygodniu
tih-GOD-nyoo
noun
week (locative)
pan
pahn
noun
Mr
sprząta
SPSHOHN-tuh
verb
cleans
klatkę
KLAHT-keh
noun
stairwell (accusative)
Harmonogram
Khuhr-moh-NOH-gruhm
noun
schedule
wisi
VEE-see
verb
hangs
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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