Polish · Szkoła na co dzień
You ask what your child should wear around school: what to say in Polish
You ask what your child should wear around the school building.
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How it's done. Most Polish schools require obuwie zamienne (indoor shoes): street shoes are left in a locker in the szatnia (cloakroom); ask the class teacher which shoes are allowed.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, w czym dziecko ma chodzić po szkole?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, f chim DZYEHTS-koh mah KHOD-zeetsy poh SHKOH-leh?
Excuse me, what should my child wear around the school?
Or say:Przepraszam, czy dziecko potrzebuje zmiany obuwia?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih DZYEHTS-koh pot-sheh-BOO-eh ZMYAH-nih oh-BOO-vyuh?
THEY SAY
Musi mieć obuwie zamienne, najlepiej lekkie buty z jasną podeszwą.MOO-see myehtsy oh-BOO-vyeh zuh-MYAYN-neh, nigh-LEH-pyay LEK-kyeh BOO-tih z YAHS-nom poh-DESH-fom.
The child must have indoor shoes, best light ones with a pale sole.
They might also say:
W szkole obowiązuje obuwie zamienne. Buty uliczne zostają w szatni.
V SHKOH-leh oh-boh-vyohn-ZOO-eh oh-BOO-vyeh zuh-MYAYN-neh. BOO-tih oo-LEECH-neh zos-TIGH-om f SHAHT-nee.
Indoor shoes are required at school. Street shoes stay in the cloakroom.
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YOU REPLY
Gdzie dziecko zostawi kurtkę i buty?
Gdzyeh DZYEHTS-koh zos-TAH-vee KOORT-keh ee BOO-tih?
Where will my child leave the jacket and shoes?
THEY SAY
W szatni, w szafce z numerem. Klucz dostanie od wychowawcy.V SHAHT-nee, f SHAHF-tseh z noo-MEH-rem. Klooch dos-TAH-nyeh ot vih-khoh-VAHF-tsih.
In the cloakroom, in a locker with a number. The class teacher will give the key.
They might also say:
Każde dziecko ma swoją szafkę w szatni.
KAHZH-deh DZYEHTS-koh mah SFOY-om SHAHF-keh f SHAHT-nee.
Every child has their own locker in the cloakroom.
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YOU REPLY
Czy szafka jest bezpłatna?
Chih SHAHF-kuh yehst bes-PVAHT-nuh?
Is the locker free?
THEY SAY
Tak, szafka jest bezpłatna. Klucz trzeba oddać na koniec roku.Tahk, SHAHF-kuh yehst bes-PVAHT-nuh. Klooch TSHEH-buh OD-duhtsy nuh KOH-nyehts ROH-koo.
Yes, the locker is free. The key has to be returned at the end of the year.
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YOU FINISH
Rozumiem, dziękuję za wyjaśnienie.
Roh-ZOO-myehm, dzyayn-KOO-eh zah vih-ahsy-NYEH-nyeh.
I see, thank you for the explanation.
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
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
dziecko
DZYEHTS-koh
noun
child
ma
mah
verb
has
chodzić
KHOD-zeetsy
verb
to go, to attend
szkole
SHKOH-leh
noun
school (locative)
Musi
MOO-see
verb
must
39 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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