Polish · Opóźnienie / awaria
The train is late and you ask about your connection: what to say in Polish
The train is late and you ask about your connection.
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How it's done. In case of a long delay a passenger has rights to compensation or another train; keep the ticket and ask the conductor or at the ticket desk.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, mój pociąg ma opóźnienie. Czy zdążę na przesiadkę?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, mooy POH-tsyohnk mah oh-poozy-NYEH-nyeh. Chih ZDOHN-zheh nuh psheh-SYAHT-keh?
Excuse me, my train is delayed. Will I make my connection?
Or say:Przepraszam, mam przesiadkę we Wrocławiu. Czy zdążę?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, mahm psheh-SYAHT-keh veh Vrots-VAH-vyoo. Chih ZDOHN-zheh?
THEY SAY
Pociąg ma piętnaście minut opóźnienia. Przesiadka powinna być zachowana.POH-tsyohnk mah PYAYNT-nuhsy-tsyeh MEE-noot oh-poozy-NYEH-nyuh. Psheh-SYAHT-kuh poh-VEEN-nuh bitsy zuh-khoh-VAH-nuh.
The train is fifteen minutes late. The connection should be kept.
They might also say:
Niestety nie zdążą państwo. Następny pociąg jedzie za godzinę.
Nyehs-TEH-tih nyeh ZDOHN-zhom PAHNST-foh. Nuhs-TEMP-nih POH-tsyohnk YEHD-zyeh zah god-ZEE-neh.
Unfortunately you won't make it. The next train goes in an hour.
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YOU FINISH
Czy mój bilet będzie ważny na następny pociąg?
Chih mooy BEE-let BAYND-zyeh VAHZH-nih nuh nuhs-TEMP-nih POH-tsyohnk?
Will my ticket be valid for the next train?
THEY SAY
Tak, bilet jest ważny.Tahk, BEE-let yehst VAHZH-nih.
Yes, the ticket is valid.
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
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
pociąg
POH-tsyohnk
noun
train
ma
mah
verb
has
opóźnienie
oh-poozy-NYEH-nyeh
noun
delay
zdążę
ZDOHN-zheh
verb
I will make it
przesiadkę
psheh-SYAHT-keh
noun
change (accusative)
16 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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