Polish · Segregacja śmieci
You ask when the rubbish is collected: what to say in Polish
You ask when the rubbish is collected.
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How it's done. The harmonogram wywozu is the rubbish collection schedule by day and stream; it is usually sent by the city or found in an app or on the website.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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The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
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YOU START
Przepraszam, kiedy jest wywóz śmieci?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, KYEH-dih yehst VIH-voos SYMYEH-tsee?
Excuse me, when is the rubbish collected?
Or say:Przepraszam, w jakie dni wywożą śmieci?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, v YAH-kyeh dnee vih-VOH-zhom SYMYEH-tsee?
THEY SAY
Zmieszane we wtorki, plastik w czwartki.Zmyeh-SHAH-neh veh FTOR-kee, PLAHS-teek f CHFAHRT-kee.
Mixed on Tuesdays, plastic on Thursdays.
They might also say:
Harmonogram wisi na tablicy przy wejściu.
Khuhr-moh-NOH-gruhm VEE-see nuh tuh-BLEE-tsih pshih VAYSY-tsyoo.
The schedule hangs on the board by the entrance.
2
YOU FINISH
Dziękuję, to bardzo pomocne.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, toh BAHRD-zoh poh-MOTS-neh.
Thank you, that's very helpful.
THEY SAY
Nie ma za co.Nyeh mah zah tsoh.
Not at all.
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
kiedy
KYEH-dih
adverb
when
jest
yehst
verb
is
wywóz
VIH-voos
noun
removal
śmieci
SYMYEH-tsee
noun
rubbish
Zmieszane
Zmyeh-SHAH-neh
adjective
mixed
13 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.
Similar situations
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→You want to get rid of an old sofaSegregacja śmieci · A2 in the app
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