Polish · Krawiec / szewc
The trousers are too long and you ask to have them shortened: what to say in Polish
The trousers are too long and you ask to have them shortened.
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How it's done. Skrócić is to shorten, zwęzić to take in, rozpruć to unpick, zaszyć to sew up; the workshop is called krawiec or poprawki krawieckie.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, te spodnie są za długie. Czy można je skrócić?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, teh SPOD-nyeh som zah DVOO-gyeh. Chih MOZH-nuh yeh SKROO-tseetsy?
Good day, these trousers are too long. Can they be shortened?
Or say:Dzień dobry, chciałbym skrócić te spodnie.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim SKROO-tseetsy teh SPOD-nyeh.
THEY SAY
Tak, proszę je przymierzyć, zrobię szpilkami.Tahk, PROH-sheh yeh pshih-MYEH-zhitsy, ZROH-byeh shpeel-KAH-mee.
Yes, please try them on, I'll mark with pins.
They might also say:
Oczywiście. Proszę stanąć na podeście.
Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh. PROH-sheh STAH-nohntsy nuh POH-desy-tsyeh.
Of course. Please stand on the platform.
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YOU FINISH
Ile to będzie kosztować?
EE-leh toh BAYND-zyeh kosh-TOH-vuhtsy?
How much will it cost?
THEY SAY
Trzydzieści złotych. Będzie gotowe w piątek.Tshid-ZYEHSY-tsee ZVOH-tikh. BAYND-zyeh goh-TOH-veh f PYOHN-tek.
Thirty zloty. It will be ready on Friday.
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
spodnie
SPOD-nyeh
noun
trousers
są
som
verb
are
długie
DVOO-gyeh
adjective
long
można
MOZH-nuh
adverb
one can, it is possible
19 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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