Polish · Paczkomat / punkt odbioru
You collect a parcel from a locker with a QR code for the first time: what to say in Polish
You collect a parcel from a parcel locker with a QR code for the first time.
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How it's done. At an InPost paczkomat you collect the parcel with the QR code from the app or with the pick-up code from the SMS and your phone number: hold the code to the reader and wait for the compartment to open.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, jak odebrać paczkę z paczkomatu? Dostałem kod QR.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, yahk oh-DEH-bruhtsy PAHCH-keh s puhch-koh-MAH-too? Dos-TAH-vem kot Koo-ehr.
Excuse me, how do I collect a parcel from the locker? I got a QR code.
Or say:Przepraszam, jak działa paczkomat?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, yahk DZYAH-vuh puhch-koh-MAHT?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Proszę zbliżyć kod QR do czytnika na paczkomacie. Wtedy otworzy się skrytka.PROH-sheh ZBLEE-zhitsy kot Koo-ehr doh chit-NEE-kuh nuh puhch-koh-MAH-tsee. FTEH-dih ot-FOH-zhih syeh SKRIT-kuh.
Hold the QR code to the reader on the locker. Then a compartment opens.
They might also say:
Proszę zeskanować kod w paczkomacie. Skrytka otworzy się sama.
PROH-sheh zes-kuh-NOH-vuhtsy kot f puhch-koh-MAH-tsee. SKRIT-kuh ot-FOH-zhih syeh SAH-muh.
Scan the code at the locker. The compartment will open by itself.
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YOU REPLY
Kod jest tylko w aplikacji. Czy to też działa?
Kot yehst TIL-koh v uh-plee-KAH-tsyee. Chih toh tesh DZYAH-vuh?
The code is only in the app. Does that work too?
THEY SAY
Tak, proszę przyłożyć ekran telefonu do czytnika.Tahk, PROH-sheh pshih-VOH-zhitsy EH-krahn teh-leh-FOH-noo doh chit-NEE-kuh.
Yes, please hold your phone's screen to the reader.
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YOU FINISH
Działa! Skrytka jest otwarta. Dziękuję!
DZYAH-vuh! SKRIT-kuh yehst ot-FAHR-tuh. Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
It works! The compartment is open. Thank you!
THEY SAY
Proszę bardzo. Proszę nie zapomnieć paczki!PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh. PROH-sheh nyeh zuh-POM-nyehtsy PAHCH-kee!
You're welcome. Please don't forget the parcel!
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
jak
yahk
adverb
how
odebrać
oh-DEH-bruhtsy
verb
to pick up
paczkę
PAHCH-keh
noun
parcel (accusative)
paczkomatu
puhch-koh-MAH-too
noun
parcel locker (genitive)
Dostałem
Dos-TAH-vem
verb
I got
31 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.
Proszę mi to pokazać.
PROH-sheh mee toh poh-KAH-zuhtsy.
Please show me.
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