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At a meeting a colleague quickly gives a new date and you ask them to repeat: what to say in Polish

At a meeting a colleague quickly names a new date and you ask to repeat it.

Koledzy / praca6 linesLevel A2For life in Poland The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Asking to repeat is fine and colleagues value honesty: Czy można prosić o powtórzenie? or Proszę to napisać; do not pretend you understood.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Zmieniamy termin spotkania. Spotkanie będzie w czwartek o czternastej.
Zmyeh-NYAH-mih TEHR-meen spot-KAH-nyuh. Spot-KAH-nyeh BAYND-zyeh f CHFAHR-tek oh chtehr-NAHS-tay.
We're changing the date of the meeting. The meeting will be on Thursday at two p.m.
They might also say:
Spotkanie zostało przesunięte. Jest teraz w czwartek o czternastej.
Spot-KAH-nyeh zos-TAH-voh psheh-soo-NYAYN-teh. Yehst TEH-ruhs f CHFAHR-tek oh chtehr-NAHS-tay.
The meeting has been moved. It is now on Thursday at two p.m.
YOU REPLY
Przepraszam, czy można prosić o powtórzenie? Nie zrozumiałem dnia.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih MOZH-nuh PROH-seetsy oh pof-too-ZHEH-nyeh? Nyeh zroh-zoo-MYAH-vem dnyah.
Sorry, could you please repeat that? I didn't understand the day.
Or say:Przepraszam, kiedy jest spotkanie? Nie do końca zrozumiałem.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, KYEH-dih yehst spot-KAH-nyeh? Nyeh doh KOHN-tsuh zroh-zoo-MYAH-vem.
THEY SAY
W czwartek o czternastej. Napiszę to jeszcze na czacie.
V CHFAHR-tek oh chtehr-NAHS-tay. Nuh-PEE-sheh toh YEHSH-cheh nuh CHAH-tsyeh.
On Thursday at two p.m. I'll also write it in the chat.
They might also say:
Czwartek, czternasta. Wyślę wiadomość.
CHFAHR-tek, chtehr-NAHS-tuh. VISY-leh vyuh-DOH-mosytsy.
Thursday, two p.m. I'll send a message.
in the app
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YOU REPLY
Super, dziękuję. W której sali?
SOO-pehr, dzyayn-KOO-eh. V KTOO-ray SAH-lee?
Great, thanks. In which room?
THEY SAY
W sali konferencyjnej numer dwa, na pierwszym piętrze.
V SAH-lee kohn-feh-rayn-TSIHY-nay NOO-mehr dvah, nuh PYEHRF-shim PYAYNT-sheh.
In conference room number two, on the first floor.
in the app
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YOU FINISH
Dobrze, dziękuję!
DOB-zheh, dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Fine, thank you!

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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

Zmieniamy
Zmyeh-NYAH-mih
verb
we change
termin
TEHR-meen
noun
date, appointment
spotkania
spot-KAH-nyuh
noun
meeting (genitive)
Spotkanie
Spot-KAH-nyeh
noun
meeting
będzie
BAYND-zyeh
verb
will be
czwartek
CHFAHR-tek
noun
Thursday

26 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.

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