Polish · Klatka schodowa
After moving in you get to know a neighbour: what to say in Polish
You have just moved in and introduce yourself to a neighbour.
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How it's done. New neighbours often introduce themselves at the first meeting; you can say which flat you are from: Jestem nową sąsiadką z mieszkania osiem / nowym sąsiadem.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Dzień dobry, jestem nowym sąsiadem z mieszkania numer osiem.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, YEHS-tem NOH-vim sohn-SYAH-dem z myehsh-KAH-nyuh NOO-mehr OH-syehm.
Good day, I'm the new neighbour from flat number eight.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry, bardzo mi miło. Witamy w naszym bloku!Dzyayn DOH-brih, BAHRD-zoh mee MEE-voh. Vee-TAH-mih v NAH-shim BLOH-koo!
Good day, very nice to meet you. Welcome to our block!
They might also say:
Witamy! Jestem pani Maria z mieszkania trzynaście.
Vee-TAH-mih! YEHS-tem PAH-nee MAH-ryuh z myehsh-KAH-nyuh TSHIH-nuhsy-tsyeh.
Welcome! I'm Mrs Maria from flat thirteen.
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YOU FINISH
Mam na imię Olena. Bardzo mi miło.
Mahm nuh EE-myeh Oh-LEH-nuh. BAHRD-zoh mee MEE-voh.
My name is Olena. Very nice to meet you.
THEY SAY
Jeśli czegoś potrzeba, proszę pukać.YEHSY-lee CHEH-gosy pot-SHEH-buh, PROH-sheh POO-kuhtsy.
If anything is needed, please knock.
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
jestem
YEHS-tem
verb
I am
nowym
NOH-vim
adjective
new (instrumental)
sąsiadem
sohn-SYAH-dem
noun
neighbour (instrumental)
mieszkania
myehsh-KAH-nyuh
noun
of the flat
19 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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