Polish · Umowa o pracę
You ask about holiday and notice period: what to say in Polish
You ask about leave and notice period.
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How it's done. Urlop wypoczynkowy is annual leave (twenty or twenty-six days), okres wypowiedzenia the notice period; its length depends on length of service.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
Ile dni urlopu przysługuje w roku?
EE-leh dnee oor-LOH-poo pshih-svoo-GOO-eh v ROH-koo?
How many days of leave are due per year?
Or say:Jaki jest wymiar urlopu?
YAH-kee yehst VIH-myuhr oor-LOH-poo?
THEY SAY
Dwadzieścia sześć dni roboczych.Dvuhd-ZYEHSY-tsyuh shesytsy dnee roh-BOH-chikh.
Twenty-six working days.
They might also say:
Dwadzieścia dni w pierwszym roku.
Dvuhd-ZYEHSY-tsyuh dnee f PYEHRF-shim ROH-koo.
Twenty days in the first year.
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YOU FINISH
A jaki jest okres wypowiedzenia?
Uh YAH-kee yehst OH-kres vih-poh-vyehd-ZEH-nyuh?
And what is the notice period?
THEY SAY
W okresie próbnym dwa tygodnie.V oh-KREH-syeh PROOB-nim dvah tih-GOD-nyeh.
During the trial period two weeks.
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This dialogue is part of the course “Polish for life in Poland”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
dni
dnee
noun
days
urlopu
oor-LOH-poo
noun
leave (genitive)
przysługuje
pshih-svoo-GOO-eh
verb
is entitled to
roku
ROH-koo
noun
of the year
roboczych
roh-BOH-chikh
adjective
working (genitive)
jest
yehst
verb
is
12 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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