Polish · Regulamin / cisza nocna
The neighbours ask you not to barbecue on the balcony: what to say in Polish
The neighbours ask you not to barbecue on the balcony.
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How it's done. The regulamin (house rules) often forbids charcoal grills on the balcony and allows electric ones; a polite reply to a remark is Bardzo mi przykro, nie wiedziałem (I'm very sorry, I didn't know).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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Przepraszam, dym z grilla wpada do nas przez okno. Czy mógłby pan nie grillować na balkonie?Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, dim z GREEL-luh FPAH-duh doh nahs pshes OK-noh. Chih MOOGW-bih pahn nyeh greel-LOH-vuhtsy nuh buhl-KOH-nyeh?
Excuse me, smoke from the grill comes in through our window. Could you please not grill on the balcony?
They might also say:
Dym z grilla nam przeszkadza. Czy można z tego zrezygnować?
Dim z GREEL-luh nahm pshesh-KAHD-zuh. Chih MOZH-nuh s TEH-goh zreh-zig-NOH-vuhtsy?
The smoke from the grill bothers us. Could you do without it?
YOU REPLY
Och, bardzo mi przykro. Nie wiedziałem. Czy nie wolno grillować?
Okh, BAHRD-zoh mee PSHIH-kroh. Nyeh vyehd-ZYAH-vem. Chih nyeh VOL-noh greel-LOH-vuhtsy?
Oh, I'm very sorry. I didn't know. Isn't grilling allowed?
THEY SAY
W regulaminie wspólnoty jest zakaz grillowania na balkonach węglem. Grill elektryczny jest dozwolony.V reh-goo-luh-MEE-nyeh fspool-NOH-tih yehst ZAH-kuhs greel-loh-VAH-nyuh nuh buhl-KOH-nuhkh VAYN-glem. Greell eh-lek-TRICH-nih yehst doz-voh-LOH-nih.
The community rules ban grilling with charcoal on balconies. An electric grill is allowed.
They might also say:
Węgiel jest zakazany na balkonach. Grill elektryczny można.
VAYN-gyehl yehst zuh-kuh-ZAH-nih nuh buhl-KOH-nuhkh. Greell eh-lek-TRICH-nih MOZH-nuh.
Charcoal is banned on balconies. An electric grill is allowed.
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YOU REPLY
Rozumiem. W takim razie użyję grilla elektrycznego. Dziękuję za informację.
Roh-ZOO-myehm. V TAH-keem RAH-zyeh oo-ZHIH-eh GREEL-luh eh-lek-trich-NEH-goh. Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah een-for-MAH-tsyeh.
I see. Then I'll use an electric grill. Thanks for the information.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję za zrozumienie. Może pan nas kiedyś zaprosić!Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah zroh-zoo-MYEH-nyeh. MOH-zheh pahn nahs KYEH-disy zuh-PROH-seetsy!
Thank you for understanding. You can invite us sometime!
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YOU FINISH
Dobry pomysł! Na pewno to zrobimy.
DOH-brih POH-misv! Nuh PEV-noh toh zroh-BEE-mih.
Good idea! We'll certainly do that.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
dym
dim
noun
smoke
grilla
GREEL-luh
noun
grill (genitive)
wpada
FPAH-duh
verb
gets in
okno
OK-noh
noun
window
mógłby
MOOGW-bih
verb
could
44 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?
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