Polish · Rozmowa kwalifikacyjna
At the end they discuss salary and start date: what to say in Polish
At the end of the interview they talk about salary and start date.
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How it's done. Salary in Poland is stated brutto (before tax) and netto (take-home); the question Jakie ma pan/pani oczekiwania finansowe? is standard.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
Jakie ma pan oczekiwania finansowe?YAH-kyeh mah pahn oh-cheh-kee-VAH-nyuh fee-nahn-SOH-veh?
What are your salary expectations?
They might also say:
Ile chciałby pan zarabiać?
EE-leh KHTSYAHV-bih pahn zuh-RAH-byuhtsy?
How much would you like to earn?
YOU REPLY
Chciałbym wiedzieć, jakie są stawki w firmie.
KHTSYAHV-bim VYEHD-zyehtsy, YAH-kyeh som STAHF-kee f FEER-myeh.
I'd like to know what the rates are at the company.
THEY SAY
W takim razie powiem: cztery tysiące brutto.V TAH-keem RAH-zyeh POH-vyehm: CHTEH-rih tih-SYOHN-tseh BROOT-toh.
In that case I'll say: four thousand gross.
2
YOU FINISH
To mi odpowiada. Kiedy mogę zacząć?
Toh mee ot-poh-VYAH-duh. KYEH-dih MOH-geh ZAH-chohntsy?
That suits me. When can I start?
THEY SAY
Od pierwszego dnia następnego miesiąca.Ot pyehrf-SHEH-goh dnyah nuhs-temp-NEH-goh myeh-SYOHN-tsuh.
From the first day of next month.
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
ma
mah
verb
has
pan
pahn
noun
Mr
oczekiwania
oh-cheh-kee-VAH-nyuh
noun
waiting (genitive)
finansowe
fee-nahn-SOH-veh
adjective
financial
Chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
wiedzieć
VYEHD-zyehtsy
verb
to know
22 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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