Polish · Pralnia
You take a coat to the dry cleaner's: what to say in Polish
You hand a coat to the dry cleaner.
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How it's done. The dry cleaner gives you a kwit (ticket); without it things are often not handed back, so don't lose it. It is best to point out stains at once: tu jest plama po kawie.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
Dzień dobry, chciałbym oddać płaszcz do czyszczenia.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim OD-duhtsy pvahshch doh chish-CHEH-nyuh.
Good day, I'd like to hand in a coat for cleaning.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dobrze. Czy są jakieś plamy?DOB-zheh. Chih som YAH-kyehsy PLAH-mih?
Good. Are there any stains?
They might also say:
Proszę bardzo. Gdzie są plamy?
PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh. Gdzyeh som PLAH-mih?
Here you are. Where are the stains?
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YOU REPLY
Tu, na rękawie, jest plama po kawie.
Too, nuh rayn-KAH-vyeh, yehst PLAH-muh poh KAH-vyeh.
Here, on the sleeve, is a coffee stain.
THEY SAY
Rozumiem. Będzie gotowy w środę. Oto kwit.Roh-ZOO-myehm. BAYND-zyeh goh-TOH-vih f SYROH-deh. OH-toh kfeet.
I see. It will be ready on Wednesday. Here is the ticket.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję, nie zgubię go.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, nyeh ZGOO-byeh goh.
Thank you, I won't lose it.
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
oddać
OD-duhtsy
verb
to hand in
płaszcz
pvahshch
noun
coat
czyszczenia
chish-CHEH-nyuh
noun
cleaning (genitive)
24 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.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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