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You take a photo of your child for a school ID: what to say in Polish
You get a photo of your child for the school ID.
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How it's done. For the school ID (legitymacja szkolna) one passport-size photo is usually needed; ask the class teacher for the size; a photo studio does it in a few minutes.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, potrzebuję zdjęcia dziecka do legitymacji szkolnej.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, pot-sheh-BOO-eh ZDYAYN-tsyuh DZYEHTS-kuh doh leh-gee-tih-MAH-tsyee SHKOL-nay.
Good day, I need a photo of my child for the school ID.
Or say:Dzień dobry, czy można zrobić zdjęcie legitymacyjne dziecka?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih MOZH-nuh ZROH-beetsy ZDYAYN-tsyeh leh-gee-tih-muh-TSIHY-neh DZYEHTS-kuh?
THEY SAY
Tak, proszę posadzić dziecko na krześle. Jaki rozmiar jest potrzebny?Tahk, PROH-sheh poh-SAHD-zeetsy DZYEHTS-koh nuh KSHESY-leh. YAH-kee ROZ-myuhr yehst pot-SHEB-nih?
Yes, please sit the child on the chair. What size is needed?
They might also say:
Oczywiście. Dziecko ma usiąść przed tłem. Jaki rozmiar zdjęcia?
Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh. DZYEHTS-koh mah OO-syohnsytsy pshet tvem. YAH-kee ROZ-myuhr ZDYAYN-tsyuh?
Of course. The child should sit in front of the backdrop. What photo size?
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YOU REPLY
Trzydzieści pięć na czterdzieści pięć milimetrów, cztery sztuki.
Tshid-ZYEHSY-tsee pyayntsy nuh chtehrd-ZYEHSY-tsee pyayntsy mee-lee-MEH-troof, CHTEH-rih SHTOO-kee.
Thirty-five by forty-five millimetres, four pieces.
THEY SAY
Dobrze. Dziecko ma patrzeć prosto w obiektyw. Zdjęcia będą gotowe za dziesięć minut.DOB-zheh. DZYEHTS-koh mah PAHT-shetsy PROS-toh v oh-BYEHK-tif. ZDYAYN-tsyuh BAYN-dom goh-TOH-veh zah DZYEH-syayntsy MEE-noot.
Fine. The child should look straight into the lens. The photos will be ready in ten minutes.
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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 cztery sztuki.Dvuhd-ZYEHSY-tsyuh pyayntsy ZVOH-tikh zah CHTEH-rih SHTOO-kee.
Twenty-five zloty for four pieces.
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YOU FINISH
Dobrze, dziękuję. Zaczekam.
DOB-zheh, dzyayn-KOO-eh. Zuh-CHEH-kuhm.
Fine, thank you. I'll wait.
THEY SAY
Proszę bardzo. Zawołam, jak będą gotowe.PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh. Zuh-VOH-vuhm, yahk BAYN-dom goh-TOH-veh.
You're welcome. I'll call you when they are ready.
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
potrzebuję
pot-sheh-BOO-eh
verb
I need
zdjęcia
ZDYAYN-tsyuh
noun
photos
dziecka
DZYEHTS-kuh
noun
of the child
legitymacji
leh-gee-tih-MAH-tsyee
noun
ID card (genitive)
39 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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