Polish · Odzież / zwrot
You ask what a jumper is made of and how to wash it: what to say in Polish
You ask what a sweater is made of and how to wash it.
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How it's done. The fabric composition is skład: bawełna (cotton), wełna (wool), poliester; the label gives the washing, for example prać w trzydziestu stopniach (wash at thirty degrees).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
Przepraszam, z czego jest zrobiony ten sweter?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, s CHEH-goh yehst zroh-BYOH-nih tayn SFEH-tehr?
Excuse me, what is this sweater made of?
Or say:Przepraszam, jaki skład ma ten sweter?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, YAH-kee skwaht mah tayn SFEH-tehr?
THEY SAY
To siedemdziesiąt procent wełny i trzydzieści procent akrylu.Toh syeh-demd-ZYEH-syohnt PROH-tsaynt VEV-nih ee tshid-ZYEHSY-tsee PROH-tsaynt uh-KRIH-loo.
It is seventy percent wool and thirty percent acrylic.
They might also say:
Wełna i akryl. Wełny jest siedemdziesiąt procent.
VEV-nuh ee AH-kril. VEV-nih yehst syeh-demd-ZYEH-syohnt PROH-tsaynt.
Wool and acrylic. Seventy percent is wool.
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YOU REPLY
Czy można go prać w pralce?
Chih MOZH-nuh goh prahtsy f PRAHL-tseh?
Can it be washed in a washing machine?
THEY SAY
Tak, w trzydziestu stopniach, na programie do delikatnych tkanin.Tahk, f tshid-ZYEHS-too STOP-nyuhkh, nuh proh-GRAH-myeh doh deh-lee-KAHT-nikh TKAH-neen.
Yes, at thirty degrees, on the delicates programme.
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YOU REPLY
A suszyć w suszarce?
Uh SOO-shitsy f soo-SHAHR-tseh?
And dry in a dryer?
THEY SAY
Nie, lepiej suszyć na płasko.Nyeh, LEH-pyay SOO-shitsy nuh PVAHS-koh.
No, it is better to dry it flat.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję za informacje. Wezmę go.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah een-for-MAH-tsyeh. VEZ-meh goh.
Thanks for the information. I'll take it.
THEY SAY
Proszę bardzo. Zapraszam do kasy.PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh. Zuh-PRAH-shuhm doh KAH-sih.
You're welcome. Please come to the till.
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
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
jest
yehst
verb
is
zrobiony
zroh-BYOH-nih
adjective
made
sweter
SFEH-tehr
noun
sweater
procent
PROH-tsaynt
noun
percent
wełny
VEV-nih
noun
wool (genitive)
36 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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