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You return to work after an illness: what to say in Polish
You come back to work after an illness.
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How it's done. The doctor sends the electronic sick note e-ZLA to ZUS and you only tell your employer about the illness; after you recover you usually do not need to bring any paper.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
Dzień dobry! Dobrze, że pan wrócił{|a}. Jak się pan czuje?Dzyayn DOH-brih! DOB-zheh, zheh pahn VROO-tseev. Yahk syeh pahn CHOO-eh?
Good day! Good that you're back. How do you feel?
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, czy czuje się już pan lepiej?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih CHOO-eh syeh yoosh pahn LEH-pyay?
Good day, are you feeling better already?
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry. Dziękuję, czuję się dużo lepiej.
Dzyayn DOH-brih. Dzyayn-KOO-eh, CHOO-eh syeh DOO-zhoh LEH-pyay.
Good day. Thank you, I feel much better.
Or say:Tak, dziękuję. Jestem już zdrowy.
Tahk, dzyayn-KOO-eh. YEHS-tem yoosh ZDROH-vih.
THEY SAY
Świetnie. Zwolnienie e-ZLA dotarło do nas z ZUS. Nie musi pan nic przynosić.SYFYEHT-nyeh. Zvol-NYEH-nyeh eh-zet-el-uh doh-TAHR-voh doh nahs z Zoos. Nyeh MOO-see pahn neets pshih-NOH-seetsy.
Great. The e-ZLA sick note has reached us from ZUS. You don't have to bring anything.
They might also say:
Dobrze. Zwolnienie elektroniczne mamy już w systemie. Nic więcej nie trzeba.
DOB-zheh. Zvol-NYEH-nyeh eh-lek-troh-NEECH-neh MAH-mih yoosh f sis-TEH-myeh. Neets VYAYN-tsay nyeh TSHEH-buh.
Good. We already have the electronic sick note in the system. Nothing more is needed.
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YOU REPLY
Dziękuję. Czy muszę coś nadrobić?
Dzyayn-KOO-eh. Chih MOO-sheh tsosy nuh-DROH-beetsy?
Thank you. Do I have to catch up on anything?
THEY SAY
Pani Anna przejęła pana zadania. Proszę z nią porozmawiać, wszystko wyjaśni.PAH-nee AHN-nuh psheh-EH-vuh PAH-nuh zuh-DAH-nyuh. PROH-sheh z nyom poh-roz-MAH-vyuhtsy, FSHIST-koh vih-AHSY-nee.
Mrs Anna took over your tasks. Please talk to her, she'll explain everything.
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YOU FINISH
Zaraz to zrobię. Dziękuję za wsparcie!
ZAH-ruhs toh ZROH-byeh. Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah FSPAHR-tsyeh!
I'll do that right away. Thank you for the support!
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
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
Dobrze
DOB-zheh
adverb
well, fine
pan
pahn
noun
Mr
Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
czuje
CHOO-eh
verb
feels
37 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.
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