Polish · Segregacja śmieci
You look for where to put plastic waste: what to say in Polish
You look for where to put plastic waste.
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How it's done. In Poland waste is sorted: żółty (yellow) for plastic and metal, niebieski (blue) for paper, zielony (green) for glass, brązowy (brown) for organic waste, the rest in the czarny or szary bin; check the collection schedule on your city's website (gmina).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, do którego pojemnika wyrzucić plastik?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, doh ktoo-REH-goh poh-ehm-NEE-kuh vih-ZHOO-tseetsy PLAHS-teek?
Excuse me, which bin does plastic go into?
Or say:Przepraszam, gdzie wyrzucam opakowania plastikowe?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, gdzyeh vih-ZHOO-tsuhm oh-puh-koh-VAH-nyuh pluhs-tee-KOH-veh?
THEY SAY
Plastik i metal wrzuca się do żółtego pojemnika.PLAHS-teek ee MEH-tuhl VZHOO-tsuh syeh doh zhoov-TEH-goh poh-ehm-NEE-kuh.
Plastic and metal go into the yellow bin.
They might also say:
To idzie do żółtego pojemnika.
Toh EED-zyeh doh zhoov-TEH-goh poh-ehm-NEE-kuh.
That goes into the yellow bin.
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YOU REPLY
Gdzie jest żółty pojemnik?
Gdzyeh yehst ZHOOV-tih poh-EHM-neek?
Where is the yellow bin?
THEY SAY
Przed blokiem, obok śmietnika. Papier jest w niebieskim, szkło w zielonym.Pshet BLOH-kyehm, OH-bok symyeht-NEE-kuh. PAH-pyehr yehst v nyeh-BYEHS-keem, shkwoh v zyeh-LOH-nim.
In front of the block, next to the bin area. Paper is in the blue one, glass in the green.
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YOU REPLY
A kiedy go opróżniają?
Uh KYEH-dih goh oh-proozh-NYIGH-om?
And when is it emptied?
THEY SAY
Co dwa tygodnie, we wtorek. Harmonogram jest na stronie gminy.Tsoh dvah tih-GOD-nyeh, veh FTOH-rek. Khuhr-moh-NOH-gruhm yehst nuh STROH-nyeh GMEE-nih.
Every two weeks, on Tuesday. The schedule is on the municipality's website.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję, to bardzo pomocne!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, toh BAHRD-zoh poh-MOTS-neh!
Thank you, that is very helpful!
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
pojemnika
poh-ehm-NEE-kuh
noun
container (genitive)
wyrzucić
vih-ZHOO-tseetsy
verb
to throw away
plastik
PLAHS-teek
noun
plastic
metal
MEH-tuhl
noun
metal
wrzuca
VZHOO-tsuh
verb
throws in
35 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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