Polish · Nieobecność / usprawiedliwienie
Your child is coming back after an illness and needs a note: what to say in Polish
The child returns after illness and an excuse is needed.
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How it's done. An usprawiedliwienie is an explanation of absence: write surname, class, dates, reason and signature; a doctor's note is needed if the school requires; the explanation can be sent through the register.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
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YOU START
Dzień dobry, chciałbym usprawiedliwić nieobecność córki.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim oos-pruh-vyeh-DLEE-veetsy nyeh-oh-BETS-nosytsy TSOOR-kee.
Good day, I'd like to excuse my daughter's absence.
Or say:Dzień dobry, Sofia była chora. Mam usprawiedliwienie.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, SOH-fyuh BIH-vuh KHOH-ruh. Mahm oos-pruh-vyeh-dlee-VYEH-nyeh.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dziękuję. Jak długo była nieobecna?Dzyayn-KOO-eh. Yahk DVOO-goh BIH-vuh nyeh-oh-BETS-nuh?
Thank you. How long was she absent?
They might also say:
Dobrze, przekażę wychowawczyni. Jak długo była nieobecna?
DOB-zheh, psheh-KAH-zheh vih-khoh-vuhf-CHIH-nee. Yahk DVOO-goh BIH-vuh nyeh-oh-BETS-nuh?
Good, I'll pass it to the class teacher. How long was she absent?
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YOU FINISH
Trzy dni. Dziś już może wrócić.
Tshih dnee. Dzeesy yoosh MOH-zheh VROO-tseetsy.
Three days. She may return today.
THEY SAY
Cieszę się. Witamy z powrotem!TSYEH-sheh syeh. Vee-TAH-mih s poh-VROH-tem!
I'm glad. Welcome back!
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
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
usprawiedliwić
oos-pruh-vyeh-DLEE-veetsy
verb
to excuse
nieobecność
nyeh-oh-BETS-nosytsy
noun
absence
córki
TSOOR-kee
noun
daughter (genitive)
16 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.
Proszę to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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