Polish · Poczta / awizo
You need to pack fragile items and ask about a box: what to say in Polish
You need to pack fragile things and ask about a box.
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How it's done. On a parcel with fragile things you write or stick Uwaga, szkło (careful, glass); wrap every item in paper and fill the box.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, gdzie mogę kupić karton?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, gdzyeh MOH-geh KOO-peetsy KAHR-tohn?
Excuse me, where can I buy a box?
Or say:Przepraszam, czy macie kartony do pakowania?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih MAH-tsyeh kuhr-TOH-nih doh puh-koh-VAH-nyuh?
THEY SAY
Tam na regale. Są kartony w trzech rozmiarach.Tahm nuh reh-GAH-leh. Som kuhr-TOH-nih f tshekh roz-MYAH-ruhkh.
There on the shelf. There are boxes in three sizes.
They might also say:
Tak, kartony stoją tam z boku.
Tahk, kuhr-TOH-nih STOY-om tahm z BOH-koo.
Yes, the boxes are over there at the side.
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YOU REPLY
Jak najlepiej zapakować paczkę? W środku są szklanki.
Yahk nigh-LEH-pyay zuh-puh-KOH-vuhtsy PAHCH-keh? V SYROT-koo som SHKLAHN-kee.
How do I best pack the parcel? There are glasses inside.
THEY SAY
Proszę owinąć każdą szklankę papierem i wypełnić karton wypełniaczem. Na zewnątrz proszę nakleić naklejkę Uwaga szkło.PROH-sheh oh-VEE-nohntsy KAHZH-dom SHKLAHN-keh puh-PYEH-rem ee vih-PEV-neetsy KAHR-tohn vih-pev-NYAH-chem. Nuh ZEV-nohntsh PROH-sheh nuh-KLEH-eetsy nuh-KLAY-keh Oo-VAH-guh shkwoh.
Please wrap each glass in paper and fill the box with padding. On the outside stick a label saying Careful, glass.
3
YOU REPLY
Czy macie taśmę klejącą?
Chih MAH-tsyeh TAHSY-meh klay-OHN-tsom?
Do you have tape?
THEY SAY
Tak, kosztuje trzy złote.Tahk, kosh-TOO-eh tshih ZVOH-teh.
Yes, it costs three zloty.
4
YOU FINISH
Wezmę też taśmę. Dziękuję!
VEZ-meh tesh TAHSY-meh. Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
I'll take tape too. 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.
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Words worth knowing
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
gdzie
gdzyeh
adverb
where
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
kupić
KOO-peetsy
verb
to buy
karton
KAHR-tohn
noun
cardboard box
Tam
Tahm
adverb
there
37 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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