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You take your son to the barber: what to say in Polish
You take your boy to the barber.
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How it's done. Useful words: krótko (short), maszynką (with clippers), nożyczkami (with scissors), grzywka (fringe), z boków (at the sides).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 ostrzyc syna.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim OST-shits SIH-nuh.
Good day, I'd like to have my son's hair cut.
Or say:Dzień dobry, czy można ostrzyc dziecko bez zapisu?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih MOZH-nuh OST-shits DZYEHTS-koh bes zuh-PEE-soo?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry. Jak krótko ma być?Dzyayn DOH-brih. Yahk KROOT-koh mah bitsy?
Good day. How short should it be?
They might also say:
Dzień dobry. Jak ma być obcięty?
Dzyayn DOH-brih. Yahk mah bitsy op-TSYAYN-tih?
Good day. How should it be cut?
2
YOU REPLY
Krótko z boków, trochę dłużej na górze.
KROOT-koh z BOH-koof, TROH-kheh DVOO-zhay nuh GOO-zheh.
Short at the sides, a little longer on top.
THEY SAY
Maszynką czy nożyczkami?Muh-SHIHN-kom chih noh-zhich-KAH-mee?
With clippers or with scissors?
3
YOU REPLY
Maszynką z boków, na górze nożyczkami, proszę.
Muh-SHIHN-kom z BOH-koof, nuh GOO-zheh noh-zhich-KAH-mee, PROH-sheh.
Clippers at the sides and scissors on top, please.
THEY SAY
Dobrze. Gotowe. Czy tak jest dobrze?DOB-zheh. Goh-TOH-veh. Chih tahk yehst DOB-zheh?
Fine. Done. Is it all right like this?
4
YOU REPLY
Tak, bardzo ładnie. Ile płacę?
Tahk, BAHRD-zoh VAHD-nyeh. EE-leh PVAH-tseh?
Yes, very nice. How much do I pay?
THEY SAY
Dwadzieścia pięć złotych za dziecięce strzyżenie.Dvuhd-ZYEHSY-tsyuh pyayntsy ZVOH-tikh zah dzyeh-TSYAYN-tseh stshih-ZHEH-nyeh.
Twenty-five zloty for a child's haircut.
They might also say:
Strzyżenie dziecka kosztuje dwadzieścia pięć złotych.
Stshih-ZHEH-nyeh DZYEHTS-kuh kosh-TOO-eh dvuhd-ZYEHSY-tsyuh pyayntsy ZVOH-tikh.
A child's haircut costs twenty-five zloty.
5
YOU FINISH
Proszę. Dziękuję bardzo!
PROH-sheh. Dzyayn-KOO-eh BAHRD-zoh!
Here you are. Thank you very much!
THEY SAY
Dziękuję. Do zobaczenia!Dzyayn-KOO-eh. Doh zoh-buh-CHEH-nyuh!
Thank you. See you!
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
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
ostrzyc
OST-shits
verb
to cut hair
syna
SIH-nuh
noun
son (genitive)
Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
30 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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