Polish · Taxi / aplikacja
You order a taxi by phone: what to say in Polish
You order a taxi by phone.
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How it's done. Taxis in Poland are often ordered in apps (Bolt, Uber, FreeNow), but you can also phone: the dispatcher asks the address, destination and time.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Radio Taxi, słucham.RAH-dyoh TAHK-see, SVOO-khuhm.
Radio Taxi, I'm listening.
They might also say:
Taxi Centrum, dzień dobry. W czym mogę pomóc?
TAHK-see TSAYN-troom, dzyayn DOH-brih. V chim MOH-geh POH-moots?
Taxi Centrum, good day. How can I help?
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, poproszę taksówkę pod adres Lipowa dwanaście.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, poh-PROH-sheh tuhk-SOOF-keh pot AH-dres Lee-POH-vuh DVAH-nuhsy-tsyeh.
Good day, a taxi to the address Lipowa twelve, please.
THEY SAY
Dokąd jedziemy?DOH-kohnt yehd-ZYEH-mih?
Where are we going?
They might also say:
Dokąd ma jechać taksówka?
DOH-kohnt mah YEH-khuhtsy tuhk-SOOF-kuh?
Where should the taxi go?
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YOU FINISH
Na dworzec główny. Jak najszybciej, jeśli można.
Nuh DVOH-zhets GWOOV-nih. Yahk nigh-SHIP-tsyay, YEHSY-lee MOZH-nuh.
To the main station. As soon as possible, if you can.
THEY SAY
Taksówka będzie za pięć minut.Tuhk-SOOF-kuh BAYND-zyeh zah pyayntsy MEE-noot.
The taxi will be there in five minutes.
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
Radio
RAH-dyoh
noun
radio
Taxi
TAHK-see
noun
taxi
słucham
SVOO-khuhm
verb
I am listening
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
poproszę
poh-PROH-sheh
verb
I would like (to order)
19 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.
Nie mówię jeszcze dobrze po polsku.
Nyeh MOO-vyeh YEHSH-cheh DOB-zheh poh POLS-koo.
I don't speak Polish well yet.
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