Polish · Supermarket / kasa
You go to a shop on a Sunday: what to say in Polish
You come to the shop on a Sunday.
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How it's done. Poland has a Sunday trading ban (zakaz handlu w niedzielę): most shops are closed; a few niedziele handlowe a year are open, as well as petrol stations, duty pharmacies and some small shops.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
Przepraszam, czy jesteście dziś otwarci?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih YEHS-tesy-tsyeh dzeesy ot-FAHR-tsee?
Excuse me, are you open today?
Or say:Przepraszam, czy sklep jest dziś czynny?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih sklep yehst dzeesy CHIHN-nih?
THEY SAY
Dziś jest niedziela, więc niestety jesteśmy zamknięci.Dzeesy yehst nyehd-ZYEH-luh, vyaynts nyehs-TEH-tih YEHS-tesy-mih zuhmk-NYAYN-tsee.
Today is Sunday, so we're unfortunately closed.
They might also say:
W niedzielę obowiązuje zakaz handlu. Zapraszamy jutro.
V nyehd-ZYEH-leh oh-boh-vyohn-ZOO-eh ZAH-kuhs KHAHN-dloo. Zuh-pruh-SHAH-mih YOO-troh.
There is a trading ban on Sundays. Welcome tomorrow.
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YOU FINISH
Rozumiem. A od której jesteście jutro?
Roh-ZOO-myehm. Uh ot KTOO-ray YEHS-tesy-tsyeh YOO-troh?
I see. And from what time are you open tomorrow?
THEY SAY
Jutro od szóstej do dwudziestej drugiej.YOO-troh ot SHOOS-tay doh dvood-ZYEHS-tay DROO-gyay.
Tomorrow from six to ten p.m.
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
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
jesteście
YEHS-tesy-tsyeh
verb
you (plural) are
dziś
dzeesy
adverb
today
otwarci
ot-FAHR-tsee
adjective
open (plural)
jest
yehst
verb
is
niedziela
nyehd-ZYEH-luh
noun
Sunday
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.
Proszę mówić wolniej.
PROH-sheh MOO-veetsy VOL-nyay.
Please speak more slowly.
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