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You buy a SIM card and a top-up at a phone shop: what to say in Polish
You buy a SIM card and a top-up at a mobile shop.
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How it's done. A prepaid SIM (karta SIM na kartę) is sold with a package; it is usually registered with an ID; a top-up (doładowanie) can be bought at the shop, at a till or in the operator's app.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
Dzień dobry, chciałbym kupić kartę SIM na kartę.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim KOO-peetsy KAHR-teh Seem nuh KAHR-teh.
Good day, I'd like to buy a prepaid SIM card.
Or say:Dzień dobry, szukam karty SIM bez abonamentu.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, SHOO-kuhm KAHR-tih Seem bes uh-boh-nuh-MAYN-too.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry. Mamy pakiety od trzydziestu złotych. Zawierają internet i rozmowy.Dzyayn DOH-brih. MAH-mih puh-KYEH-tih ot tshid-ZYEHS-too ZVOH-tikh. Zuh-vyeh-RIGH-om een-TEHR-net ee roz-MOH-vih.
Good day. We have packages from thirty zloty. They include internet and calls.
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YOU REPLY
Co jest w pakiecie za trzydzieści złotych?
Tsoh yehst f puh-KYEH-tsyeh zah tshid-ZYEHSY-tsee ZVOH-tikh?
What is in the thirty zloty package?
THEY SAY
Dwadzieścia gigabajtów internetu, rozmowy i wiadomości bez limitu na miesiąc.Dvuhd-ZYEHSY-tsyuh gee-guh-BIGH-toof een-tehr-NEH-too, roz-MOH-vih ee vyuh-doh-MOSY-tsee bes lee-MEE-too nuh MYEH-syohnts.
Twenty gigabytes of internet, unlimited calls and messages for a month.
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YOU REPLY
Czy muszę mieć dokument?
Chih MOO-sheh myehtsy doh-KOO-maynt?
Do I need an ID?
THEY SAY
Tak, karta musi być zarejestrowana. Proszę pokazać dowód lub paszport.Tahk, KAHR-tuh MOO-see bitsy zuh-reh-ehs-troh-VAH-nuh. PROH-sheh poh-KAH-zuhtsy DOH-voot loop PAHSH-port.
Yes, the card has to be registered. Please show an ID or passport.
4
YOU REPLY
Oto mój paszport.
OH-toh mooy PAHSH-port.
Here is my passport.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję. Karta będzie aktywna za kilka minut.Dzyayn-KOO-eh. KAHR-tuh BAYND-zyeh uhk-TIV-nuh zah KEEL-kuh MEE-noot.
Thank you. The card will be active in a few minutes.
They might also say:
Dziękuję. Aktywacja trwa kilka minut.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh. Uhk-tih-VAH-tsyuh trvah KEEL-kuh MEE-noot.
Thank you. Activation takes a few minutes.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję bardzo za pomoc!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh BAHRD-zoh zah POH-mots!
Thank you very much for the help!
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.
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Words worth knowing
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
kupić
KOO-peetsy
verb
to buy
kartę
KAHR-teh
noun
card (accusative)
Mamy
MAH-mih
verb
we have
46 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.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
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