Polish · Ślusarz / naprawa
You want to have a spare key cut: what to say in Polish
You want a copy of a key.
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How it's done. Dorobić klucz is to make a copy of a key; a key marked nie kopiować (do not copy) is not copied without the owner's permission.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 dorobić klucz.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim doh-ROH-beetsy klooch.
Good day, I'd like to have a key copied.
Or say:Dzień dobry, czy mogę dorobić ten klucz?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih MOH-geh doh-ROH-beetsy tayn klooch?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Poproszę klucz, zobaczę, czy mam odpowiedni.Poh-PROH-sheh klooch, zoh-BAH-cheh, chih mahm ot-poh-VYEHD-nee.
Give me the key, I'll see whether I have a suitable blank.
They might also say:
Proszę pokazać klucz. Zobaczymy.
PROH-sheh poh-KAH-zuhtsy klooch. Zoh-buh-CHIH-mih.
Please show me the key. We'll see.
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YOU FINISH
Oto klucz. Jak długo to potrwa?
OH-toh klooch. Yahk DVOO-goh toh POTR-vuh?
Here is the key. How long will it take?
THEY SAY
Pięć minut. Proszę chwilę poczekać.Pyayntsy MEE-noot. PROH-sheh KHFEE-leh poh-CHEH-kuhtsy.
Five minutes. Please wait a moment.
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
dorobić
doh-ROH-beetsy
verb
to have a copy made
klucz
klooch
noun
key
Poproszę
Poh-PROH-sheh
verb
I would like (to order)
14 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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