Polish · Supermarket / kasa
You notice a product is past its sell-by date: what to say in Polish
You see that a product has passed its expiry date.
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How it's done. The data ważności (expiry date) is written as należy spożyć do (use by) or najlepiej spożyć przed (best before); an expired product must not be sold, tell a member of staff.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, ten jogurt jest przeterminowany. Data ważności minęła wczoraj.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, tayn YOH-goort yehst psheh-tehr-mee-noh-VAH-nih. DAH-tuh vuhzh-NOSY-tsee mee-NEH-vuh FCHOH-righ.
Excuse me, this yoghurt is out of date. The expiry date was yesterday.
Or say:Przepraszam, na tym produkcie data ważności już minęła.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, nuh tim proh-DOOK-tsyeh DAH-tuh vuhzh-NOSY-tsee yoosh mee-NEH-vuh.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję za informację. Sprawdzę półkę.Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah een-for-MAH-tsyeh. SPRAHVD-zeh POOV-keh.
Thank you for the information. I'll check the shelf.
They might also say:
Bardzo dziękuję. Zaraz to usunę z półki.
BAHRD-zoh dzyayn-KOO-eh. ZAH-ruhs toh oo-SOO-neh s POOV-kee.
Thank you very much. I'll take it off the shelf right away.
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YOU REPLY
Czy mogę dostać świeży jogurt?
Chih MOH-geh DOS-tuhtsy SYFYEH-zhih YOH-goort?
Can I have a fresh yoghurt?
THEY SAY
Oczywiście. Proszę wziąć ze środka półki, tam są świeże.Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh. PROH-sheh vzyohntsy zeh SYROT-kuh POOV-kee, tahm som SYFYEH-zheh.
Of course. Please take one from the middle of the shelf, those are fresh.
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YOU FINISH
Dobrze, wezmę ten. Dziękuję!
DOB-zheh, VEZ-meh tayn. Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Fine, I'll take this one. Thanks!
THEY SAY
Dziękuję za uwagę.Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah oo-VAH-geh.
Thank you for your attention.
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
jogurt
YOH-goort
noun
yoghurt
jest
yehst
verb
is
przeterminowany
psheh-tehr-mee-noh-VAH-nih
adjective
expired
Data
DAH-tuh
noun
date
ważności
vuhzh-NOSY-tsee
noun
validity (genitive)
24 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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