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You want to take an old wardrobe to the recycling centre: what to say in Polish
You want to take an old wardrobe to the recycling centre.
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How it's done. A PSZOK is a collection point for bulky and hazardous waste: furniture, electronics, batteries; it is usually free for residents, sometimes they ask for ID or the waste bill.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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1
YOU START
Przepraszam, mam starą szafę. Czy mogę ją oddać do PSZOK?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, mahm STAH-rom SHAH-feh. Chih MOH-geh yom OD-duhtsy doh Pshok?
Excuse me, I have an old wardrobe. Can I take it to the PSZOK?
Or say:Przepraszam, gdzie mogę wyrzucić stare meble?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, gdzyeh MOH-geh vih-ZHOO-tseetsy STAH-reh MEH-bleh?
THEY SAY
Tak, do PSZOK można oddać meble i sprzęt elektroniczny. PSZOK jest na ulicy Przemysłowej.Tahk, doh Pshok MOZH-nuh OD-duhtsy MEH-bleh ee spshaynt eh-lek-troh-NEECH-nih. Pshok yehst nuh oo-LEE-tsih Psheh-mih-SVOH-vay.
Yes, you can take furniture and electronic equipment to the PSZOK. The PSZOK is on Przemysłowa Street.
They might also say:
W PSZOK przyjmują odpady wielkogabarytowe, na przykład meble.
V Pshok pshihy-MOOY-om ot-PAH-dih vyehl-koh-guh-buh-rih-TOH-veh, nuh PSHIH-kwuht MEH-bleh.
The PSZOK accepts bulky waste, for example furniture.
2
YOU REPLY
Czy trzeba za to płacić?
Chih TSHEH-buh zah toh PVAH-tseetsy?
Do I have to pay for that?
THEY SAY
Dla mieszkańców zwykle jest bezpłatnie. Czasem trzeba pokazać dokument potwierdzający zamieszkanie.Dlah myehsh-KAHN-tsoof ZVIH-kleh yehst bes-PVAHT-nyeh. CHAH-sem TSHEH-buh poh-KAH-zuhtsy doh-KOO-maynt pot-fyehrd-zigh-OHN-tsih zuh-myehsh-KAH-nyeh.
For residents it is usually free. Sometimes you have to show a document proving residence.
3
YOU REPLY
Czy potrzebuję dokumentu?
Chih pot-sheh-BOO-eh doh-koo-MAYN-too?
Do I need a document?
THEY SAY
Tak, proszę wziąć dowód i ostatni rachunek za odpady.Tahk, PROH-sheh vzyohntsy DOH-voot ee os-TAHT-nee ruh-KHOO-nek zah ot-PAH-dih.
Yes, please take your ID and the latest waste bill.
4
YOU FINISH
Dobrze, pojadę w sobotę. Dziękuję!
DOB-zheh, poh-AH-deh f soh-BOH-teh. Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Fine, I'll go on Saturday. Thanks!
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
mam
mahm
verb
I have
starą
STAH-rom
adjective
old (accusative)
szafę
SHAH-feh
noun
wardrobe (accusative)
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
oddać
OD-duhtsy
verb
to hand in
40 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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