Polish · OLX / lumpeks
You phone the seller from an advert for a used bicycle: what to say in Polish
You phone a seller about an ad for a used bike.
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How it's done. Read the ad carefully: price, condition, place; meet in a busy place; do not send an advance to a stranger; pay once you have seen the item.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Słucham?SVOO-khuhm?
Hello?
They might also say:
Halo, słucham.
KHAH-loh, SVOO-khuhm.
Hello, I'm listening.
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, dzwonię w sprawie ogłoszenia o rowerze. Czy jest jeszcze aktualne?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, DZVOH-nyeh f SPRAH-vyeh oh-gwoh-SHEH-nyuh oh roh-VEH-zheh. Chih yehst YEHSH-cheh uhk-too-AHL-neh?
Good day, I'm calling about the bike ad. Is it still current?
THEY SAY
Tak, rower jest dostępny.Tahk, ROH-vehr yehst dos-TEMP-nih.
Yes, the bike is available.
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YOU REPLY
W jakim jest stanie? Czy ma jakieś wady?
V YAH-keem yehst STAH-nyeh? Chih mah YAH-kyehsy VAH-dih?
What condition is it in? Does it have any defects?
THEY SAY
Jest w dobrym stanie. Tylko hamulec wymaga regulacji.Yehst v DOH-brim STAH-nyeh. TIL-koh khuh-MOO-lets vih-MAH-guh reh-goo-LAH-tsyee.
It is in good condition. Only the brake needs adjusting.
They might also say:
Rower jest sprawny. Jedyny problem to przednie koło, trzeba je dopompować.
ROH-vehr yehst SPRAHV-nih. Yeh-DIH-nih PROH-blem toh PSHED-nyeh KOH-voh, TSHEH-buh yeh doh-pom-POH-vuhtsy.
The bike is in working order. The only problem is the front wheel, it needs pumping up.
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YOU REPLY
Czy cena jest ostateczna?
Chih TSEH-nuh yehst os-tuh-TECH-nuh?
Is the price final?
THEY SAY
Mogę zejść o dwadzieścia złotych.MOH-geh zaysytsy oh dvuhd-ZYEHSY-tsyuh ZVOH-tikh.
I can come down by twenty zloty.
4
YOU REPLY
Dobrze. Gdzie możemy się spotkać?
DOB-zheh. Gdzyeh moh-ZHEH-mih syeh SPOT-kuhtsy?
Fine. Where can we meet?
THEY SAY
Przed galerią handlową, jutro o osiemnastej.Pshet guh-LEH-ryom khahn-DLOH-vom, YOO-troh oh oh-syehm-NAHS-tay.
In front of the shopping centre, tomorrow at six p.m.
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YOU FINISH
Świetnie, do jutra. Dziękuję!
SYFYEHT-nyeh, doh YOO-truh. Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Great, see you tomorrow. Thanks!
THEY SAY
Do jutra!Doh YOO-truh!
See you tomorrow!
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
Słucham
SVOO-khuhm
verb
I am listening
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
dzwonię
DZVOH-nyeh
verb
I call
sprawie
SPRAH-vyeh
noun
matter (locative)
ogłoszenia
oh-gwoh-SHEH-nyuh
noun
advert (genitive)
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.
Proszę to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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