Polish · Świetlica / obiady
You ask about after-school care: what to say in Polish
You ask about after-school care.
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How it's done. The świetlica is a school room for children after lessons; they do homework and play there; it is usually open until four to five p.m., and an application from parents is needed.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, potrzebuję opieki dla syna do piętnastej.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, pot-sheh-BOO-eh oh-PYEH-kee dlah SIH-nuh doh pyaynt-NAHS-tay.
Good day, I need care for my son until three.
Or say:Dzień dobry, czy jest świetlica po lekcjach?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih yehst syfyeh-TLEE-tsuh poh LEK-tsyuhkh?
THEY SAY
Tak, świetlica jest czynna do szesnastej.Tahk, syfyeh-TLEE-tsuh yehst CHIHN-nuh doh shes-NAHS-tay.
Yes, the after-school club is open until four.
They might also say:
Tak, mamy świetlicę do szesnastej trzydzieści.
Tahk, MAH-mih syfyeh-TLEE-tseh doh shes-NAHS-tay tshid-ZYEHSY-tsee.
Yes, we have an after-school club until four thirty.
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YOU FINISH
Jak mogę zapisać dziecko?
Yahk MOH-geh zuh-PEE-suhtsy DZYEHTS-koh?
How can I register the child?
THEY SAY
Proszę wypełnić ten formularz i oddać w sekretariacie.PROH-sheh vih-PEV-neetsy tayn for-MOO-luhsh ee OD-duhtsy f seh-kreh-tuh-RYAH-tsyeh.
Please fill in this form and hand it in at the office.
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
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
potrzebuję
pot-sheh-BOO-eh
verb
I need
opieki
oh-PYEH-kee
noun
care (genitive)
syna
SIH-nuh
noun
son (genitive)
Tak
Tahk
adverb
yes
19 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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