Polish · Krawiec / szewc
You leave your shoes with the cobbler to have the heels replaced: what to say in Polish
You hand shoes to a cobbler to have the heels replaced.
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How it's done. A cobbler is a szewc, a heel is an obcas, a heel tip a flek, a sole a podeszwa; mending shoes is often cheaper than buying new ones.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, w tych butach trzeba wymienić obcasy.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, f tikh BOO-tuhkh TSHEH-buh vih-MYEH-neetsy op-TSAH-sih.
Good day, the heels in these shoes need replacing.
Or say:Dzień dobry, czy można naprawić obcas w tych butach?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih MOZH-nuh nuh-PRAH-veetsy OP-tsuhs f tikh BOO-tuhkh?
THEY SAY
Pokażę. Tak, obcasy są starte. Wymienię je na nowe.Poh-KAH-zheh. Tahk, op-TSAH-sih som STAHR-teh. Vih-MYEH-nyeh yeh nuh NOH-veh.
Let me see. Yes, the heels are worn. I'll replace them with new ones.
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YOU REPLY
Ile to kosztuje?
EE-leh toh kosh-TOO-eh?
How much does it cost?
THEY SAY
Dwadzieścia pięć złotych za parę.Dvuhd-ZYEHSY-tsyuh pyayntsy ZVOH-tikh zah PAH-reh.
Twenty-five zloty a pair.
They might also say:
Para kosztuje dwadzieścia pięć złotych.
PAH-ruh kosh-TOO-eh dvuhd-ZYEHSY-tsyuh pyayntsy ZVOH-tikh.
A pair costs twenty-five zloty.
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YOU REPLY
Kiedy mogę je odebrać?
KYEH-dih MOH-geh yeh oh-DEH-bruhtsy?
When can I collect them?
THEY SAY
Za dwa dni, w czwartek po południu.Zah dvah dnee, f CHFAHR-tek poh poh-VOOD-nyoo.
In two days, on Thursday afternoon.
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YOU REPLY
Dobrze. Zostawię buty. Czy dostanę numerek?
DOB-zheh. Zos-TAH-vyeh BOO-tih. Chih dos-TAH-neh noo-MEH-rek?
Fine. I'll leave the shoes. Will I get a ticket number?
THEY SAY
Tak, oto numerek.Tahk, OH-toh noo-MEH-rek.
Yes, here is the number.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję bardzo! Do widzenia!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh BAHRD-zoh! Doh veed-ZEH-nyuh!
Thank you very much! Goodbye!
THEY SAY
Do widzenia!Doh veed-ZEH-nyuh!
Goodbye!
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
butach
BOO-tuhkh
noun
shoes (locative plural)
trzeba
TSHEH-buh
adverb
it is necessary
wymienić
vih-MYEH-neetsy
verb
to replace, to exchange
obcasy
op-TSAH-sih
noun
heels
37 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?
What does this mean?
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