Polish · Świetlica / obiady
You ask about school lunches: what to say in Polish
You ask about lunches at school.
💡
How it's done. Lunches (obiady) in the school canteen (stołówka) are usually paid per month or per day; they are ordered and paid for in advance; for families with low income there is a discount or help.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
1
YOU START
Dzień dobry, jak mogę zapisać dziecko na obiady?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, yahk MOH-geh zuh-PEE-suhtsy DZYEHTS-koh nuh oh-BYAH-dih?
Good day, how can I register the child for lunches?
Or say:Dzień dobry, czy w szkole są obiady?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih f SHKOH-leh som oh-BYAH-dih?
THEY SAY
Tak, jest stołówka. Proszę wypełnić deklarację.Tahk, yehst stoh-VOOF-kuh. PROH-sheh vih-PEV-neetsy deh-kluh-RAH-tsyeh.
Yes, there is a canteen. Please fill in the declaration.
They might also say:
Obiady są płatne miesięcznie, przelewem.
Oh-BYAH-dih som PVAHT-neh myeh-SYAYNCH-nyeh, psheh-LEH-vem.
Lunches are paid monthly, by transfer.
2
YOU FINISH
Ile kosztuje jeden obiad?
EE-leh kosh-TOO-eh YEH-dayn OH-byuht?
How much does one lunch cost?
THEY SAY
Osiem złotych.OH-syehm ZVOH-tikh.
Eight zloty.
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
jak
yahk
adverb
how
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
zapisać
zuh-PEE-suhtsy
verb
to write down
dziecko
DZYEHTS-koh
noun
child
14 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?
Similar situations
Found a mistake? Write to us and we will fix it. This is language help, not medical or legal advice.Report