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You look for a phone charging cable: what to say in Polish

You look for a phone charging cable.

Elektronika5 linesLevel A2For life in Poland The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Connectors: USB-C and Lightning; cables and chargers are in the akcesoria (accessories) section; kabel do ładowania is a charging cable.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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1
YOU START
Przepraszam, szukam kabla do ładowania telefonu.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, SHOO-kuhm KAH-bluh doh vuh-doh-VAH-nyuh teh-leh-FOH-noo.
Excuse me, I'm looking for a charging cable for my phone.
THEY SAY
Jaki ma pan telefon?
YAH-kee mah pahn teh-LEH-fohn?
What phone do you have?
They might also say:
Jakie ma pan gniazdo, USB-C czy Lightning?
YAH-kyeh mah pahn GNYAHZ-doh, Yoo-es-beh-tseh chih LIGHT-neeng?
Which connector do you have, USB-C or Lightning?
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2
YOU REPLY
Mam telefon iPhone z gniazdem Lightning.
Mahm teh-LEH-fohn IGH-fohn z GNYAHZ-dem LIGHT-neeng.
I have an iPhone with a Lightning connector.
THEY SAY
To ten kabel będzie dobry. Jest w długościach jeden i dwa metry.
Toh tayn KAH-bel BAYND-zyeh DOH-brih. Yehst v dvoo-GOSY-tsyuhkh YEH-dayn ee dvah MEH-trih.
Then this cable will be good. It comes in lengths of one and two metres.
in the app
3
YOU FINISH
Poproszę ten dwumetrowy.
Poh-PROH-sheh tayn dvoo-meh-TROH-vih.
The two-metre one, please.

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
szukam
SHOO-kuhm
verb
I look for
kabla
KAH-bluh
noun
cable (genitive)
ładowania
vuh-doh-VAH-nyuh
noun
charging (genitive)
telefonu
teh-leh-FOH-noo
noun
phone (genitive)
ma
mah
verb
has

23 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 mi to pokazać.
PROH-sheh mee toh poh-KAH-zuhtsy.
Please show me.

All 21 rescue phrases in Polish →

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