Polish · Wspólnota / zebranie
You have no key to the gate or the entry code and ask whom to contact: what to say in Polish
You have no key to the gate or code for the intercom and ask whom to turn to.
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How it's done. The key to the gate and the intercom code are issued by the administracja (administration) on the basis of the lease; the first key is usually free, a lost one is charged; ask about opening hours.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
Przepraszam, nie mam klucza do bramy ani kodu do domofonu. Do kogo mam się zwrócić?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, nyeh mahm KLOO-chuh doh BRAH-mih AH-nee KOH-doo doh doh-moh-FOH-noo. Doh KOH-goh mahm syeh ZVROO-tseetsy?
Excuse me, I have no key to the gate or the intercom code. Whom do I turn to?
Or say:Przepraszam, jak dostać klucz do klatki schodowej?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, yahk DOS-tuhtsy klooch doh KLAHT-kee skhoh-DOH-vay?
THEY SAY
Do administracji. Klucz wydają za pokwitowaniem.Doh uhd-mee-nees-TRAH-tsyee. Klooch vih-DIGH-om zah pok-fee-toh-VAH-nyehm.
To the administration. They issue the key against a receipt.
They might also say:
Trzeba zgłosić się do administratora budynku z umową najmu.
TSHEH-buh ZGWOH-seetsy syeh doh uhd-mee-nees-truh-TOH-ruh boo-DIHN-koo z oo-MOH-vom NIGH-moo.
You have to go to the building administrator with the lease.
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YOU REPLY
Czy muszę zapłacić za klucz?
Chih MOO-sheh zuh-PVAH-tseetsy zah klooch?
Do I have to pay for the key?
THEY SAY
Za pierwszy klucz zwykle nie. Za zgubiony klucz trzeba zapłacić.Zah PYEHRF-shih klooch ZVIH-kleh nyeh. Zah zgoo-BYOH-nih klooch TSHEH-buh zuh-PVAH-tseetsy.
Usually not for the first key. For a lost key you have to pay.
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YOU REPLY
Dobrze. Kiedy pracuje administracja?
DOB-zheh. KYEH-dih pruh-TSOO-eh uhd-mee-nees-TRAH-tsyuh?
Fine. When is the administration open?
THEY SAY
Od poniedziałku do piątku od ósmej do szesnastej.Ot poh-nyehd-ZYAHV-koo doh PYOHNT-koo ot OOS-may doh shes-NAHS-tay.
Monday to Friday from eight to four p.m.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję za informację!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah een-for-MAH-tsyeh!
Thanks for the information!
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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
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
mam
mahm
verb
I have
klucza
KLOO-chuh
noun
key (genitive)
bramy
BRAH-mih
noun
gate (genitive)
kodu
KOH-doo
noun
code (genitive)
domofonu
doh-moh-FOH-noo
noun
intercom (genitive)
29 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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