Polish · Zebranie / oceny
You ask how to improve your child's bad grade: what to say in Polish
You ask how to improve your child's poor mark.
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How it's done. The lowest mark is niedostateczny (a one); it can be improved through a poprawa (resit); ask the teacher when and in what form.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, dziecko dostało ocenę niedostateczną ze sprawdzianu. Czy można ją poprawić?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, DZYEHTS-koh dos-TAH-voh oh-TSEH-neh nyeh-dos-tuh-TECH-nom zeh spruhvd-ZYAH-noo. Chih MOZH-nuh yom poh-PRAH-veetsy?
Good day, my child got a failing mark in the test. Can it be improved?
Or say:Dzień dobry, dziecko ma jedynkę z matematyki. Czy jest możliwość poprawy?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, DZYEHTS-koh mah yeh-DIHN-keh z muh-teh-MAH-tih-kee. Chih yehst mozh-LEE-vosytsy poh-PRAH-vih?
THEY SAY
Tak, może przyjść na poprawę w przyszłym tygodniu.Tahk, MOH-zheh pshihysytsy nuh poh-PRAH-veh f PSHISH-vim tih-GOD-nyoo.
Yes, the child can come for a resit next week.
They might also say:
Tak, uczniowie mogą poprawiać oceny w ciągu dwóch tygodni.
Tahk, ooch-NYOH-vyeh MOH-gom poh-PRAH-vyuhtsy oh-TSEH-nih f TSYOHN-goo dvookh tih-GOD-nee.
Yes, pupils can improve marks within two weeks.
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YOU REPLY
W jakiej formie będzie poprawa?
V YAH-kyay FOR-myeh BAYND-zyeh poh-PRAH-vuh?
In what form will the resit be?
THEY SAY
Pisemnie, z tego samego materiału. Przygotuję krótką listę zagadnień.Pee-SEM-nyeh, s TEH-goh suh-MEH-goh muh-teh-RYAH-voo. Pshih-goh-TOO-eh KROOT-kom LEES-teh zuh-GAHD-nyayn.
In writing, on the same material. I'll prepare a short list of topics.
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YOU REPLY
Czy mogę pomóc dziecku w domu?
Chih MOH-geh POH-moots DZYEHTS-koo v DOH-moo?
Can I help my child at home?
THEY SAY
Tak, proszę powtórzyć z dzieckiem zadania z zeszytu.Tahk, PROH-sheh pof-TOO-zhitsy z DZYEHTS-kyehm zuh-DAH-nyuh z zeh-SHIH-too.
Yes, please go over the exercises from the notebook with the child.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję za wsparcie!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah FSPAHR-tsyeh!
Thank you for the support!
THEY SAY
Proszę bardzo.PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh.
You're welcome.
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
dziecko
DZYEHTS-koh
noun
child
dostało
dos-TAH-voh
verb
got
ocenę
oh-TSEH-neh
noun
mark (accusative)
niedostateczną
nyeh-dos-tuh-TECH-nom
adjective
failing (accusative)
40 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.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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