Polish · OLX / lumpeks
You go to a second-hand shop for the first time, which in Poland is often called a lumpeks: what to say in Polish
You go to a second-hand shop, often called a lumpeks in Poland, for the first time.
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How it's done. In a lumpeks prices often depend on the day: new deliveries (dostawa) arrive on certain days and tag colours have different discounts; ask when the fresh batch comes.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Dzień dobry, jestem tu po raz pierwszy. Kiedy macie nową dostawę?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, YEHS-tem too poh rahs PYEHRF-shih. KYEH-dih MAH-tsyeh NOH-vom dos-TAH-veh?
Good day, I'm here for the first time. When do you have new stock?
Or say:Dzień dobry, w które dni jest nowa dostawa?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, f KTOO-reh dnee yehst NOH-vuh dos-TAH-vuh?
THEY SAY
Dostawa jest we wtorki i piątki rano.Dos-TAH-vuh yehst veh FTOR-kee ee PYOHNT-kee RAH-noh.
Deliveries are on Tuesday and Friday mornings.
They might also say:
Nowe rzeczy mamy we wtorek i w piątek.
NOH-veh ZHEH-chih MAH-mih veh FTOH-rek ee f PYOHN-tek.
We get new things on Tuesday and Friday.
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YOU REPLY
Czy ceny zależą od koloru metki?
Chih TSEH-nih zuh-LEH-zhom ot koh-LOH-roo MET-kee?
Do prices depend on the colour of the tag?
THEY SAY
Tak, w poniedziałek czerwone metki są o połowę tańsze.Tahk, f poh-nyehd-ZYAH-vek chehr-VOH-neh MET-kee som oh poh-VOH-veh TAHN-sheh.
Yes, on Monday the red tags are half price.
They might also say:
Tak, w każdym tygodniu inny kolor jest na promocji.
Tahk, f KAHZH-dim tih-GOD-nyoo EEN-nih KOH-lor yehst nuh proh-MOH-tsyee.
Yes, every week a different colour is on offer.
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YOU REPLY
Czy mogę przymierzyć rzeczy?
Chih MOH-geh pshih-MYEH-zhitsy ZHEH-chih?
May I try things on?
THEY SAY
Oczywiście. Przymierzalnia jest z tyłu.Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh. Pshih-myeh-ZHAHL-nyuh yehst s TIH-voo.
Of course. The fitting room is at the back.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję za wszystko!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah FSHIST-koh!
Thank you for everything!
THEY SAY
Proszę bardzo. Miłych zakupów!PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh. MEE-vikh zuh-KOO-poof!
You're welcome. Happy shopping!
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
jestem
YEHS-tem
verb
I am
tu
too
adverb
here
raz
rahs
noun
time (occasion)
Kiedy
KYEH-dih
adverb
when
40 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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