Polish · Umowa o pracę
You ask what type of contract is offered: what to say in Polish
You ask what type of contract is offered.
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How it's done. Umowa o pracę is an employment contract (full social protection), umowa zlecenie a civil-law contract, umowa o dzieło a contract for a specific work; the difference is in rights and contributions.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
Czy to jest umowa o pracę czy umowa zlecenie?
Chih toh yehst oo-MOH-vuh oh PRAH-tseh chih oo-MOH-vuh zleh-TSEH-nyeh?
Is it an employment contract or a mandate contract?
Or say:Jaką umowę Państwo proponują?
YAH-kom oo-MOH-veh PAHNST-foh proh-poh-NOOY-om?
THEY SAY
To jest umowa o pracę na okres próbny.Toh yehst oo-MOH-vuh oh PRAH-tseh nuh OH-kres PROOB-nih.
It is an employment contract for a trial period.
They might also say:
Umowa o pracę, najpierw na okres próbny.
Oo-MOH-vuh oh PRAH-tseh, NIGH-pyehrf nuh OH-kres PROOB-nih.
An employment contract, first for a trial period.
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YOU FINISH
Jak długo trwa okres próbny?
Yahk DVOO-goh trvah OH-kres PROOB-nih?
How long does the trial period last?
THEY SAY
Trzy miesiące. Potem umowa na czas określony.Tshih myeh-SYOHN-tseh. POH-tem oo-MOH-vuh nuh chahs oh-kresy-LOH-nih.
Three months. Then a fixed-term contract.
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
jest
yehst
verb
is
umowa
oo-MOH-vuh
noun
contract
pracę
PRAH-tseh
noun
work, job (accusative)
zlecenie
zleh-TSEH-nyeh
noun
commission
okres
OH-kres
noun
period
próbny
PROOB-nih
adjective
trial
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 to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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