Polish · Szkoła na co dzień
You give the school permission for someone else to collect your child: what to say in Polish
You give the school permission for someone else to pick up your child.
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How it's done. Another person may collect the child only with a written upoważnienie do odbioru (authorisation to collect): it gives the name and often an ID number; without it the child will not be handed over.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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1
YOU START
Przepraszam, czy ktoś inny może odebrać dziecko ze szkoły?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih ktosy EEN-nih MOH-zheh oh-DEH-bruhtsy DZYEHTS-koh zeh SHKOH-vih?
Excuse me, can someone else collect my child from school?
Or say:Przepraszam, babcia będzie odbierać dziecko. Co trzeba zrobić?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, BAHP-tsyuh BAYND-zyeh od-BYEH-ruhtsy DZYEHTS-koh. Tsoh TSHEH-buh ZROH-beetsy?
THEY SAY
Tak, ale potrzebne jest pisemne upoważnienie.Tahk, AH-leh pot-SHEB-neh yehst pee-SEM-neh oo-poh-vuhzh-NYEH-nyeh.
Yes, but a written authorisation is needed.
They might also say:
Tak, trzeba wypełnić upoważnienie do odbioru dziecka.
Tahk, TSHEH-buh vih-PEV-neetsy oo-poh-vuhzh-NYEH-nyeh doh od-BYOH-roo DZYEHTS-kuh.
Yes, you have to fill in an authorisation to collect the child.
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YOU REPLY
Co musi być w upoważnieniu?
Tsoh MOO-see bitsy v oo-poh-vuhzh-NYEH-nyoo?
What must be in the authorisation?
THEY SAY
Imię i nazwisko osoby, numer dokumentu i podpis rodzica.EE-myeh ee nuhz-VEES-koh oh-SOH-bih, NOO-mehr doh-koo-MAYN-too ee POT-pees rod-ZEE-tsuh.
The person's first and last name, the ID number and a parent's signature.
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YOU REPLY
Czy mogę dać upoważnienie dzisiaj?
Chih MOH-geh dahtsy oo-poh-vuhzh-NYEH-nyeh DZEE-syigh?
Can I hand in the authorisation today?
THEY SAY
Tak, proszę wypełnić ten formularz. Wychowawca go przechowa.Tahk, PROH-sheh vih-PEV-neetsy tayn for-MOO-luhsh. Vih-khoh-VAHF-tsuh goh psheh-KHOH-vuh.
Yes, please fill in this form. The class teacher will keep it.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję bardzo, wypełnię go teraz.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh BAHRD-zoh, vih-PEV-nyeh goh TEH-ruhs.
Thank you very much, I'll fill it in now.
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
inny
EEN-nih
adjective
other, another
może
MOH-zheh
verb
can
odebrać
oh-DEH-bruhtsy
verb
to pick up
dziecko
DZYEHTS-koh
noun
child
szkoły
SHKOH-vih
noun
school (genitive)
36 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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