Polish · Odbiór przez sąsiada
You ask a neighbour to take in a parcel while you are out: what to say in Polish
You ask a neighbour to accept a parcel while you are away.
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How it's done. Asking a neighbour to accept a parcel is normal; say roughly when it will come, thank them and collect it quickly; the courier leaves a notice in your letterbox saying who has the parcel.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. W przyszłym tygodniu nie będzie mnie w domu. Czy mogę kazać dostarczyć paczkę do Państwa?
Dzyayn DOH-brih. V PSHISH-vim tih-GOD-nyoo nyeh BAYND-zyeh mnyeh v DOH-moo. Chih MOH-geh KAH-zuhtsy dos-TAHR-chitsy PAHCH-keh doh PAHNST-fuh?
Good day. I won't be at home next week. Can I have a parcel delivered to you?
Or say:Przepraszam, czy mogę podać Państwa adres do dostawy paczki?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih MOH-geh POH-duhtsy PAHNST-fuh AH-dres doh dos-TAH-vih PAHCH-kee?
THEY SAY
Tak, oczywiście. Kiedy ma przyjść?Tahk, oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh. KYEH-dih mah pshihysytsy?
Yes, of course. When is it coming?
They might also say:
Chętnie, bez problemu. Czy wie pan, kiedy przyjdzie?
KHAYNT-nyeh, bes proh-BLEH-moo. Chih vyeh pahn, KYEH-dih PSHIHYD-zyeh?
Gladly, no problem. Do you know when it will come?
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YOU REPLY
Prawdopodobnie we wtorek lub środę. Dam znać.
Pruhv-doh-poh-DOB-nyeh veh FTOH-rek loop SYROH-deh. Dahm znahtsy.
Probably on Tuesday or Wednesday. I'll let you know.
THEY SAY
Dobrze. W ciągu dnia jestem zwykle w domu.DOB-zheh. V TSYOHN-goo dnyah YEHS-tem ZVIH-kleh v DOH-moo.
Good. During the day I'm usually at home.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję bardzo! To bardzo miłe. Odbiorę ją w czwartek.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh BAHRD-zoh! Toh BAHRD-zoh MEE-veh. Od-BYOH-reh yom f CHFAHR-tek.
Thank you very much! That is very kind. I'll collect it on Thursday.
THEY SAY
Nie ma za co.Nyeh mah zah tsoh.
Don't mention it.
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
przyszłym
PSHISH-vim
adjective
next (locative)
tygodniu
tih-GOD-nyoo
noun
week (locative)
będzie
BAYND-zyeh
verb
will be
domu
DOH-moo
noun
home (genitive)
36 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?
Similar situations
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→The courier asks whether the parcel can be left with a neighbourKurier · A1 in the app
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