Polish word list
Paperwork & Bureaucracy Vocabulary
The Polish words for official forms, permits, IDs, and dealing with government offices — vocabulary for handling paperwork in Poland.
57 words
wniosek
application, request, claim
zaświadczenie
certificate, written proof, statement
tożsamość
identity
paszport
passport
urzędnik
official, civil servant, clerk, officer
decyzja
decision, choice
kolejka
queue, line
bilet
ticket
okienko
counter, window, service desk
poczekalnia
waiting room, waiting area, lounge
kasa
cash desk, checkout, ticket office, box office
skarbowy
tax, fiscal, treasury
opłata
fee, charge, payment
złożenie
submission, assembly, assemblage, offering
wypełnić
fill out, fill in, complete
zgoda
consent, permission, agreement
wezwanie
summons, subpoena, citation
uzupełnienie
completion, replenishment, supplementation
termin
deadline, date, expiry date, term
odmowa
refusal, rejection, denial
formularz
form, blank
pobrać
take, charge, withdraw, collect
zezwolenie
permit, license, authorization
sprawa
matter, business, favor
podmiot
entity, subject
rejestracja
registration
osobiście
in person, personally
przedłużenie
extension, prolongation, renewal
obywatel
citizen
wymiana
replacement, substitution, change
prawo
right
wykonywanie
execution, performance, carrying out, practice
zaproszenie
invitation, invitation card
skarga
complaint, appeal
zalogować
log in, sign in, log on
działalność
activity, operation, business
stan
condition, state
cywilny
civilian, civil
dowód
ID, identity card, ID card
gospodarczy
economic, business
podatek
tax
toczyć
go on, run, be under way
skrzynka
mailbox, inbox
jednostka
unit, entity
placówka
facility, institution, establishment, branch
dochodzenie
investigation, inquiry
postępowanie
proceedings, procedure
uzasadnienie
justification, rationale, explanation, grounds
przyspieszenie
acceleration, speed-up, expedition
akt
act, document, deed, certificate
małżeństwo
marriage, matrimony
urodzenie
birth
oryginał
original
tłumaczenie
translation
apostille
apostille
pieczęć
stamp, seal
pracodawca
employer
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