Polish · Kurier
The courier phones: nobody is home and they ask what to do with the parcel: what to say in Polish
The courier phones: nobody is home and he asks what to do with the parcel.
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How it's done. A courier leaves a parcel at your door only with your permission; otherwise he hands it to a neighbour or a pick-up point and leaves an awizo (notice) in your letterbox.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, tu kurier z DPD. Stoję przed pana blokiem, ale nikt nie otwiera.Dzyayn DOH-brih, too KOO-ryehr z Deh-peh-deh. STOH-eh pshet PAH-nuh BLOH-kyehm, AH-leh neekt nyeh ot-FYEH-ruh.
Good day, this is the courier from DPD. I'm standing in front of your block but nobody opens.
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, kurier. Mam paczkę dla pana, ale nikogo nie ma.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KOO-ryehr. Mahm PAHCH-keh dlah PAH-nuh, AH-leh nee-KOH-goh nyeh mah.
Good day, the courier. I have a parcel for you but nobody is there.
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry. Nie ma mnie teraz w domu. Czy można oddać paczkę sąsiadowi?
Dzyayn DOH-brih. Nyeh mah mnyeh TEH-ruhs v DOH-moo. Chih MOZH-nuh OD-duhtsy PAHCH-keh sohn-syuh-DOH-vee?
Good day. I'm not at home right now. Can the parcel be given to a neighbour?
THEY SAY
Czy ma pan zgodę na zostawienie paczki pod drzwiami? Wtedy zostawię ją przy drzwiach.Chih mah pahn ZGOH-deh nuh zos-tuh-VYEH-nyeh PAHCH-kee pot DZHVYAH-mee? FTEH-dih zos-TAH-vyeh yom pshih dzhvyahkh.
Do you have permission to leave the parcel at the door? Then I'll leave it by the door.
They might also say:
Mogę zostawić paczkę tylko za pana zgodą.
MOH-geh zos-TAH-veetsy PAHCH-keh TIL-koh zah PAH-nuh ZGOH-dom.
I may leave the parcel only with your permission.
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YOU REPLY
Nie, nie mam takiej zgody. Proszę oddać paczkę sąsiadce z pierwszego piętra.
Nyeh, nyeh mahm TAH-kyay ZGOH-dih. PROH-sheh OD-duhtsy PAHCH-keh sohn-SYAHT-tseh s pyehrf-SHEH-goh PYAYN-truh.
No, I don't have such permission. Please give the parcel to the neighbour on the first floor.
THEY SAY
Dobrze, zadzwonię do niej. Wrzucę awizo do pana skrzynki.DOB-zheh, zuhdz-VOH-nyeh doh nyay. VZHOO-tseh uh-VEE-zoh doh PAH-nuh SKSHIHN-kee.
Fine, I'll ring her. I'll put a notice in your letterbox.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję, to miłe. Do widzenia!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, toh MEE-veh. Doh veed-ZEH-nyuh!
Thank you, that's kind. Goodbye!
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
tu
too
adverb
here
kurier
KOO-ryehr
noun
courier
Stoję
STOH-eh
verb
I stand
pana
PAH-nuh
noun
Mr, you (accusative)
48 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 to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
Similar situations
The courier gives you a device to sign for the parcelKurier · A1 in the app
→Tracking says the parcel was delivered but you do not have itKurier · A2 in the app
→A courier rings the doorbell with a parcelKurier · A1 in the app
→The courier asks whether the parcel can be left with a neighbourKurier · A1 in the app
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