Polish · Wspólnota / zebranie
You tell the building manager the lift is broken: what to say in Polish
You report a broken lift to the administrator.
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How it's done. General breakdowns (lift, stair lights, intercom) are reported to the administrator: by phone, email or at the office; the number hangs by the entrance.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, chciałbym zgłosić awarię windy.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim ZGWOH-seetsy uh-VAH-ryeh VEEN-dih.
Good day, I'd like to report a lift breakdown.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry, którego bloku to dotyczy?Dzyayn DOH-brih, ktoo-REH-goh BLOH-koo toh doh-TIH-chih?
Good day, which block does this concern?
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, proszę podać adres i numer klatki.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, PROH-sheh POH-duhtsy AH-dres ee NOO-mehr KLAHT-kee.
Good day, please give the address and stairwell number.
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YOU FINISH
Ulica Lipowa dwanaście, klatka druga.
Oo-LEE-tsuh Lee-POH-vuh DVAH-nuhsy-tsyeh, KLAHT-kuh DROO-guh.
Lipowa Street twelve, stairwell two.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję, zgłoszenie przyjęte. Serwis będzie jutro.Dzyayn-KOO-eh, zgwoh-SHEH-nyeh pshih-AYN-teh. SEHR-vees BAYND-zyeh YOO-troh.
Thank you, the report is accepted. Service will be tomorrow.
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
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
zgłosić
ZGWOH-seetsy
verb
to report, to notify
awarię
uh-VAH-ryeh
noun
breakdown (accusative)
windy
VEEN-dih
noun
lift (genitive)
15 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.
Nie mówię jeszcze dobrze po polsku.
Nyeh MOO-vyeh YEHSH-cheh DOB-zheh poh POLS-koo.
I don't speak Polish well yet.
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