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You ask whether you will be insured under a casual work agreement: what to say in Polish
You ask whether you will be insured under a contract of mandate.
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How it's done. Under a umowa zlecenie (contract of mandate) the employer usually pays contributions to ZUS, depending on the situation; you can see the confirmation in your Profil Zaufany on the ZUS site.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
Dostałem propozycję umowy zlecenia. Czy będę ubezpieczony?
Dos-TAH-vem proh-poh-ZIH-tsyeh oo-MOH-vih zleh-TSEH-nyuh. Chih BAYN-deh oo-bes-pyeh-CHOH-nih?
I received an offer of a contract of mandate. Will I be insured?
Or say:Czy przy umowie zlecenia odprowadzane są składki na ubezpieczenie zdrowotne?
Chih pshih oo-MOH-vyeh zleh-TSEH-nyuh ot-proh-vuhd-ZAH-neh som SKWAHT-kee nuh oo-bes-pyeh-CHEH-nyeh zdroh-VOT-neh?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Przy umowie zlecenia odprowadzamy składki do ZUS, jeśli nie ma pan innej umowy.Pshih oo-MOH-vyeh zleh-TSEH-nyuh ot-proh-vuhd-ZAH-mih SKWAHT-kee doh Zoos, YEHSY-lee nyeh mah pahn EEN-nay oo-MOH-vih.
Under a contract of mandate we pay contributions to ZUS if you have no other contract.
They might also say:
Zazwyczaj tak. Składki zgłaszamy do ZUS.
Zuhz-VIH-chigh tahk. SKWAHT-kee zgwuh-SHAH-mih doh Zoos.
Usually yes. We report the contributions to ZUS.
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YOU REPLY
Skąd będę wiedzieć, że zostałem zgłoszony?
Skohnt BAYN-deh VYEHD-zyehtsy, zheh zos-TAH-vem zgwoh-SHOH-nih?
How will I know that I have been registered?
THEY SAY
Dostanie pan potwierdzenie z ZUS. Można też sprawdzić w Profilu Zaufanym.Dos-TAH-nyeh pahn pot-fyehrd-ZEH-nyeh z Zoos. MOZH-nuh tesh SPRAHVD-zeetsy f Proh-FEE-loo Zow-FAH-nim.
You'll get a confirmation from ZUS. You can also check in the Profil Zaufany.
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YOU FINISH
Dobrze, dziękuję za wyjaśnienie.
DOB-zheh, dzyayn-KOO-eh zah vih-ahsy-NYEH-nyeh.
Good, thank you for the explanation.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Dostałem
Dos-TAH-vem
verb
I got
propozycję
proh-poh-ZIH-tsyeh
noun
offer (accusative)
umowy
oo-MOH-vih
noun
contract (genitive)
zlecenia
zleh-TSEH-nyuh
noun
commission (genitive
będę
BAYN-deh
verb
I will be
ubezpieczony
oo-bes-pyeh-CHOH-nih
adjective
insured
30 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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