Polish · Zebranie / oceny
You ask about the grading scale: what to say in Polish
You ask about the grading scale.
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How it's done. In a Polish school grades run from jeden (1, unsatisfactory) to sześć (6, excellent): six is the best. This is the reverse of the German system. Dwa is weak, trzy satisfactory, cztery good, pięć very good.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
Przepraszam, jaka jest skala ocen? Czy sześć to dobra ocena?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, YAH-kuh yehst SKAH-luh OH-tsayn? Chih shesytsy toh DOH-bruh oh-TSEH-nuh?
Excuse me, what is the grading scale? Is a six a good grade?
Or say:Przepraszam, czy sześć jest lepsze niż pięć?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih shesytsy yehst LEP-sheh neesh pyayntsy?
THEY SAY
Tak, sześć to ocena celująca, najlepsza.Tahk, shesytsy toh oh-TSEH-nuh tseh-looy-OHN-tsuh, nigh-LEP-shuh.
Yes, six is an excellent grade, the best.
They might also say:
Skala jest od jednego do sześciu. Sześć jest najlepsze.
SKAH-luh yehst ot yehd-NEH-goh doh SHESY-tsyoo. Shesytsy yehst nigh-LEP-sheh.
The scale is from one to six. Six is the best.
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YOU FINISH
A jedynka?
Uh yeh-DIHN-kuh?
And a one?
THEY SAY
Jedynka to ocena niedostateczna, najgorsza.Yeh-DIHN-kuh toh oh-TSEH-nuh nyeh-dos-tuh-TECH-nuh, nigh-GOR-shuh.
A one is an unsatisfactory grade, the worst.
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
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
jest
yehst
verb
is
skala
SKAH-luh
noun
scale
ocen
OH-tsayn
noun
grades (genitive)
dobra
DOH-bruh
adjective
good (feminine)
ocena
oh-TSEH-nuh
noun
grade
11 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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