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The interview begins with a greeting and a request to tell them about yourself: what to say in Polish
The interview begins with a greeting and a request to talk about yourself.
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How it's done. At an interview you shake hands, make eye contact and state your full name; the forms Pan/Pani and państwo are standard.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry, proszę usiąść. Cieszę się, że pan jest.Dzyayn DOH-brih, PROH-sheh OO-syohnsytsy. TSYEH-sheh syeh, zheh pahn yehst.
Good day, please sit down. I'm glad you're here.
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, zapraszam. Proszę spocząć.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, zuh-PRAH-shuhm. PROH-sheh SPOH-chohntsy.
Good day, welcome. Please take a seat.
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, dziękuję za zaproszenie.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, dzyayn-KOO-eh zah zuh-proh-SHEH-nyeh.
Good day, thank you for the invitation.
THEY SAY
Proszę opowiedzieć coś o sobie.PROH-sheh oh-poh-VYEHD-zyehtsy tsosy oh SOH-byeh.
Please tell me something about yourself.
They might also say:
Może pan krótko opowiedzieć o sobie?
MOH-zheh pahn KROOT-koh oh-poh-VYEHD-zyehtsy oh SOH-byeh?
Could you tell me briefly about yourself?
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YOU FINISH
Pochodzę z Ukrainy i mieszkam w Polsce od roku. Pracowałem jako księgowy.
Poh-KHOD-zeh z Oo-kruh-EE-nih ee MYEHSH-kuhm f POLS-tseh ot ROH-koo. Pruh-tsoh-VAH-vem YAH-koh ksyayn-GOH-vih.
I come from Ukraine and have lived in Poland for a year. I worked as an accountant.
THEY SAY
Bardzo ciekawe. A dlaczego chce pan pracować u nas?BAHRD-zoh tsyeh-KAH-veh. Uh dluh-CHEH-goh khtseh pahn pruh-TSOH-vuhtsy oo nahs?
Very interesting. And why do you want to work with us?
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
proszę
PROH-sheh
verb
please
usiąść
OO-syohnsytsy
verb
to sit down
Cieszę
TSYEH-sheh
verb
I am glad
pan
pahn
noun
Mr
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.
Nie mówię jeszcze dobrze po polsku.
Nyeh MOO-vyeh YEHSH-cheh DOB-zheh poh POLS-koo.
I don't speak Polish well yet.
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