Polish · Pomoc sąsiedzka
You ask a neighbour to lend you a drill: what to say in Polish
You ask a neighbour to lend a drill.
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How it's done. Borrowing a small tool from a neighbour is normal; you say how long you need it and when you will return it, and thank with a gift or word.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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YOU START
Dzień dobry, przepraszam za kłopot. Czy mogę pożyczyć wiertarkę?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, psheh-PRAH-shuhm zah KWOH-pot. Chih MOH-geh poh-ZHIH-chitsy vyehr-TAHR-keh?
Good day, sorry for the trouble. May I borrow a drill?
Or say:Dzień dobry, czy mogę pożyczyć wiertarkę na godzinę?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih MOH-geh poh-ZHIH-chitsy vyehr-TAHR-keh nuh god-ZEE-neh?
THEY SAY
Oczywiście, zaraz przyniosę.Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh, ZAH-ruhs pshih-NYOH-seh.
Of course, I'll bring it right away.
They might also say:
Proszę bardzo, jest w przedpokoju.
PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh, yehst f pshet-poh-KOH-oo.
Here you are, it's in the hallway.
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YOU FINISH
Bardzo dziękuję. Oddam jeszcze dziś.
BAHRD-zoh dzyayn-KOO-eh. OD-duhm YEHSH-cheh dzeesy.
Thank you very much. I'll return it today.
THEY SAY
Nie ma pośpiechu.Nyeh mah posy-PYEH-khoo.
There's no hurry.
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
przepraszam
psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
kłopot
KWOH-pot
noun
trouble
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
pożyczyć
poh-ZHIH-chitsy
verb
to borrow
14 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.
Dziękuję!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Thank you!
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