Polish · Kurier
A courier rings the doorbell with a parcel: what to say in Polish
A courier rings the bell with a parcel.
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How it's done. The courier asks for a signature on a device or paper; if you are not at home he leaves a notice or hands it to neighbours, and sometimes redirects the parcel to a paczkomat (parcel locker).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
Dzień dobry, kurier. Mam paczkę dla Oleny Kowalenko.Dzyayn DOH-brih, KOO-ryehr. Mahm PAHCH-keh dlah Oh-LEH-nih Koh-vuh-LAYN-koh.
Good day, courier. I have a parcel for Olena Kowalenko.
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, paczka dla pana. Proszę o podpis.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, PAHCH-kuh dlah PAH-nuh. PROH-sheh oh POT-pees.
Good day, a parcel for you. A signature, please.
YOU REPLY
Tak, to ja. Dziękuję!
Tahk, toh yah. Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Yes, that's me. Thank you!
THEY SAY
Proszę podpisać tutaj, na ekranie.PROH-sheh pot-PEE-suhtsy TOO-tigh, nuh eh-KRAH-nyeh.
Please sign here, on the screen.
They might also say:
Tu, na urządzeniu, proszę.
Too, nuh oo-zhohnd-ZEH-nyoo, PROH-sheh.
Here, on the device, please.
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YOU FINISH
Proszę bardzo.
PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh.
There you go.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję, miłego dnia!Dzyayn-KOO-eh, mee-VEH-goh dnyah!
Thank you, have a nice day!
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
kurier
KOO-ryehr
noun
courier
Mam
Mahm
verb
I have
paczkę
PAHCH-keh
noun
parcel (accusative)
Tak
Tahk
adverb
yes
14 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.
Dziękuję!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Thank you!
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→The courier gives you a device to sign for the parcelKurier · A1 in the app
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