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A document needs laminating: what to say in Polish
A document needs to be laminated.
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How it's done. Laminowanie is laminating; the format A4 is said A cztery; after lamination a document cannot be copied or corrected.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
Czy można zalaminować ten dokument?
Chih MOZH-nuh zuh-luh-mee-NOH-vuhtsy tayn doh-KOO-maynt?
Can this document be laminated?
Or say:Chciałbym zalaminować tę kartkę.
KHTSYAHV-bim zuh-luh-mee-NOH-vuhtsy teh KAHRT-keh.
THEY SAY
Tak, oczywiście. Jaki to format?Tahk, oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh. YAH-kee toh FOR-muht?
Yes, of course. What format is it?
They might also say:
Tak, to nie problem. Czy to A cztery?
Tahk, toh nyeh PROH-blem. Chih toh Uh CHTEH-rih?
Yes, no problem. Is it A4?
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YOU FINISH
A cztery.
Uh CHTEH-rih.
A4.
THEY SAY
Będzie gotowe za pięć minut.BAYND-zyeh goh-TOH-veh zah pyayntsy MEE-noot.
It will be ready in five minutes.
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
można
MOZH-nuh
adverb
one can, it is possible
zalaminować
zuh-luh-mee-NOH-vuhtsy
verb
to laminate
dokument
doh-KOO-maynt
noun
document
Tak
Tahk
adverb
yes
oczywiście
oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh
adverb
of course
format
FOR-muht
noun
format
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.
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