Polish · Kurier
The courier phones because they are standing outside the building: what to say in Polish
The courier phones because he is outside the building.
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How it's done. The courier often phones when he can't get into the building; say the floor and flat or intercom number; you can ask him to leave the parcel at the door.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, dzwonię z firmy kurierskiej. Jestem pod blokiem.Dzyayn DOH-brih, DZVOH-nyeh s FEER-mih koo-RYEHRS-kyay. YEHS-tem pot BLOH-kyehm.
Good day, I'm calling from the courier company. I'm outside the block.
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, mam paczkę. Stoję przed klatką.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, mahm PAHCH-keh. STOH-eh pshet KLAHT-kom.
Good day, I have a parcel. I'm standing in front of the stairwell.
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, już schodzę. Mieszkam na trzecim piętrze.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, yoosh SKHOD-zeh. MYEHSH-kuhm nuh TSHEH-tseem PYAYNT-sheh.
Good day, I'm coming down. I live on the third floor.
Or say:Dzień dobry, otworzę domofon. Trzecie piętro, mieszkanie osiem.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, ot-FOH-zheh doh-MOH-fohn. TSHEH-tsyeh PYAYN-troh, myehsh-KAH-nyeh OH-syehm.
THEY SAY
Dobrze, czekam na dole.DOB-zheh, CHEH-kuhm nuh DOH-leh.
All right, I'm waiting downstairs.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję, zaraz będę!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, ZAH-ruhs BAYN-deh!
Thank you, I'll be right there!
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
dzwonię
DZVOH-nyeh
verb
I call
firmy
FEER-mih
noun
company (genitive)
kurierskiej
koo-RYEHRS-kyay
adjective
courier (genitive)
Jestem
YEHS-tem
verb
I am
15 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.
Nie mówię jeszcze dobrze po polsku.
Nyeh MOO-vyeh YEHSH-cheh DOB-zheh poh POLS-koo.
I don't speak Polish well yet.
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→A courier rings the doorbell with a parcelKurier · A1 in the app
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