Polish · Bilety / komunikacja miejska
An inspector checks tickets on the bus: what to say in Polish
An inspector checks tickets on the bus.
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How it's done. The inspector (kontroler biletów) wears an ID or a vest; he says Kontrola biletów. Keep the ticket at hand, in the app or on paper.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
Dzień dobry, kontrola biletów. Poproszę bilety do kontroli.Dzyayn DOH-brih, kohn-TROH-luh bee-LEH-toof. Poh-PROH-sheh bee-LEH-tih doh kohn-TROH-lee.
Good day, ticket inspection. Tickets for inspection, please.
They might also say:
Kontrola biletów, proszę o okazanie biletu.
Kohn-TROH-luh bee-LEH-toof, PROH-sheh oh oh-kuh-ZAH-nyeh bee-LEH-too.
Ticket inspection, please show your ticket.
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, proszę bardzo.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh.
Good day, here you are.
Or say:Dzień dobry, mam bilet w aplikacji.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, mahm BEE-let v uh-plee-KAH-tsyee.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję, wszystko w porządku.Dzyayn-KOO-eh, FSHIST-koh f poh-ZHOHNT-koo.
Thank you, everything is in order.
They might also say:
Dziękuję, bilet jest ważny. Miłej podróży.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, BEE-let yehst VAHZH-nih. MEE-vay poh-DROO-zhih.
Thank you, the ticket is valid. Have a good trip.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję, do widzenia!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, doh veed-ZEH-nyuh!
Thank you, goodbye!
THEY SAY
Do widzenia, miłej podróży!Doh veed-ZEH-nyuh, MEE-vay poh-DROO-zhih!
Goodbye, have a good trip!
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
kontrola
kohn-TROH-luh
noun
check, inspection
biletów
bee-LEH-toof
noun
tickets (genitive)
Poproszę
Poh-PROH-sheh
verb
I would like (to order)
bilety
bee-LEH-tih
noun
tickets
11 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.
Dziękuję!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Thank you!
Similar situations
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→You buy a ticket in an app and ask how to show itBilety / komunikacja miejska · A2 in the app
→You buy a single ticketBilety / komunikacja miejska · A1 in the app
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