Polish · Rekrutacja
You apply to study at a university: what to say in Polish
You submit documents for studies at a university.
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How it's done. For admission (rekrutacja) you need an education certificate (often with nostryfikacja - recognition if foreign), passport, photo and form; you apply through the university's electronic system IRK.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
Dzień dobry, chciałbym złożyć dokumenty na studia.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim ZVOH-zhitsy doh-koo-MAYN-tih nuh STOO-dyuh.
Good day, I'd like to submit documents for studies.
Or say:Dzień dobry, jak wygląda rekrutacja dla cudzoziemców?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, yahk vih-GLOHN-duh reh-kroo-TAH-tsyuh dlah tsood-zoh-ZYEHM-tsoof?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Proszę założyć konto w systemie IRK i dołączyć dokumenty.PROH-sheh zuh-VOH-zhitsy KOHN-toh f sis-TEH-myeh Ee-ehr-kuh ee doh-VOHN-chitsy doh-koo-MAYN-tih.
Please create an account in the IRK system and attach the documents.
They might also say:
Potrzebne jest świadectwo, paszport i zdjęcie.
Pot-SHEB-neh yehst syfyuh-DETST-foh, PAHSH-port ee ZDYAYN-tsyeh.
A certificate, passport and photo are needed.
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YOU FINISH
Czy świadectwo musi być uznane?
Chih syfyuh-DETST-foh MOO-see bitsy ooz-NAH-neh?
Does the certificate have to be recognised?
THEY SAY
Tak, trzeba zrobić nostryfikację, ale najpierw proszę złożyć wniosek.Tahk, TSHEH-buh ZROH-beetsy nos-trih-fee-KAH-tsyeh, AH-leh NIGH-pyehrf PROH-sheh ZVOH-zhitsy VNYOH-sek.
Yes, you need recognition, but first please submit the application.
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
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
złożyć
ZVOH-zhitsy
verb
to submit
dokumenty
doh-koo-MAYN-tih
noun
documents
studia
STOO-dyuh
noun
studies
21 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?
Similar situations
You ask whether your courses from a Ukrainian university can be creditedRekrutacja · A2 in the app
→You ask which Polish certificate you need for studyingRekrutacja · A2 in the app
→You ask about the student cardDziekanat · A2 in the app
→You ask about the exam period and deadlinesDziekanat · A2 in the app
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