Polish · Fryzjer
The hairdresser asks how you want it cut: what to say in Polish
The hairdresser asks how to cut your hair.
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How it's done. Useful words: końcówki (tips), krócej (shorter), grzywka (fringe), odrosty (regrown roots), na bokach (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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry. Jak mam pana dziś ostrzyc?Dzyayn DOH-brih. Yahk mahm PAH-nuh dzeesy OST-shits?
Good day. How should I cut your hair today?
They might also say:
Dzień dobry. Co dziś robimy?
Dzyayn DOH-brih. Tsoh dzeesy roh-BEE-mih?
Good day. What are we doing today?
YOU REPLY
Tylko podciąć końcówki, poproszę.
TIL-koh POT-tsyohntsy kohn-TSOOF-kee, poh-PROH-sheh.
Just trim the tips, please.
Or say:Poproszę trochę krócej.
Poh-PROH-sheh TROH-kheh KROO-tsay.
THEY SAY
Tak? Tyle wystarczy?Tahk? TIH-leh vis-TAHR-chih?
Like this? Is that enough?
They might also say:
Ile mam skrócić? Tak?
EE-leh mahm SKROO-tseetsy? Tahk?
How much should I shorten it? Like this?
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YOU FINISH
Tak, dokładnie tyle.
Tahk, doh-KWAHD-nyeh TIH-leh.
Yes, exactly that much.
THEY SAY
Dobrze. Zaprowadzę pana do umycia.DOB-zheh. Zuh-proh-VAHD-zeh PAH-nuh doh oo-MIH-tsyuh.
Good. I'll take you to wash your hair.
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
Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
mam
mahm
verb
I have
pana
PAH-nuh
noun
Mr, you (accusative)
dziś
dzeesy
adverb
today
13 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.
Proszę mi to pokazać.
PROH-sheh mee toh poh-KAH-zuhtsy.
Please show me.
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