Polish · Ślusarz / naprawa
The door slammed shut and the keys are inside: what to say in Polish
The door slammed shut and the keys stayed inside.
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How it's done. Before agreeing to a locksmith's (ślusarz) service ask for the total price including call-out; prices at night and weekends are higher.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Pogotowie ślusarskie, słucham.Poh-goh-TOH-vyeh syloo-SAHRS-kyeh, SVOO-khuhm.
Locksmith service, I'm listening.
They might also say:
Ślusarz, dzień dobry, w czym mogę pomóc?
SYLOO-suhsh, dzyayn DOH-brih, f chim MOH-geh POH-moots?
Locksmith, good day, how can I help?
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, zatrzasnęły mi się drzwi, a klucze zostały w mieszkaniu.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, zuht-shuhs-NEH-vih mee syeh dzhvee, uh KLOO-cheh zos-TAH-vih v myehsh-KAH-nyoo.
Good day, my door slammed shut and the keys stayed in the flat.
THEY SAY
Gdzie to jest? Jaki adres?Gdzyeh toh yehst? YAH-kee AH-dres?
Where is it? What is the address?
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YOU REPLY
Ulica Lipowa dwanaście, mieszkanie osiem.
Oo-LEE-tsuh Lee-POH-vuh DVAH-nuhsy-tsyeh, myehsh-KAH-nyeh OH-syehm.
Lipowa Street twelve, flat eight.
THEY SAY
Będę za dwadzieścia minut.BAYN-deh zah dvuhd-ZYEHSY-tsyuh MEE-noot.
I'll be there in twenty minutes.
3
YOU FINISH
Ile to będzie kosztować?
EE-leh toh BAYND-zyeh kosh-TOH-vuhtsy?
How much will it cost?
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
Pogotowie
Poh-goh-TOH-vyeh
noun
ambulance service
ślusarskie
syloo-SAHRS-kyeh
adjective
locksmith
słucham
SVOO-khuhm
verb
I am listening
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
zatrzasnęły
zuht-shuhs-NEH-vih
verb
slammed shut
25 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.
Nie mówię jeszcze dobrze po polsku.
Nyeh MOO-vyeh YEHSH-cheh DOB-zheh poh POLS-koo.
I don't speak Polish well yet.
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