The guide for international students and workers: integration, legalization of stay, education and job.

Preparation for living in Poland. The guide for international students and workers (download)

1. ABOUT ZABIELSKI FOUNDATION

1.1. Mission and goals

1.2. Activities and projects 

1.2.1 Smart Community Accelerator

1.2.2 Education Innovation LAB

1.2.3 Center for Suicide Prevention

1.2.4 Entrepreneuership and Creative Industry Valley

1.3. Educational programmes

1.3.1 Vocational courses

1.3.2 Polish language courses for foreigners

1.3.3 English preparatory language courses

1.3.4 IT courses

1.4. Assistance and services for foreigners

1.4.1 Legalization of stay in Poland

1.4.2 Immigrant Integration Programme

 

2. POLAND – ECONOMY, CULTURE AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

2.1 The Republic of Poland

2.2 Territory and geography

2.3 Climate

2.4 Political system

2.5 History

2.6 Polish economy

2.7 Polish culture

2.8 Famous Poles

2.9 Tourist attractions

 

3. STAY REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGNERS

3.1. Visa requirements

3.2 Temporary residence permit

3.3. Work permit

 

4. SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

4.1. International students in Poland

4.2. Universities and higher vocational schools

4.3. Work while studying

 

5. LIVING IN POLAND

5.1. Accommodation

5.2. Cost of living

5.3. Polish cuisine

5.4. Holidays

5.5. Customs and manners

 

6. POLISH LANGUAGE – BASIC EXPRESSIONS

Yes / No – Tak/Nie [tak /n’yeh]

Please – Proszę [prosheh]

Thank you – Dziękuję [djyen’kooyeh]

Thank you very much – Dziękuję bardzo [ djyen’kooyeh bardzo]

Sorry / Excuse me – Przepraszam [pshe-prasham]

Never mind – Nie szkodzi [nje shkodjee]

Don’t mention it – Nie ma za co [n’ye ma za tso]

Here you are – Proszę [prosheh]

May I ? – Czy mogę [tshi mogeh]

I’ve got… – Mam… [mam]

I haven’t got any… – Nie mam… [nyeh mam]

I don’t remember – Nie pamiętam [nyeh pahmjentam]

I don’t know – Nie wiem [nyeh wjehm]

Could you ? – Czy mógłbyś ? [tshi mogwbis]

Sorry, I can’t – Niestety, nie mogę [nyestetih, nye mogeh]

With pleasure ! – Z przyjemnością ! [s-pshiemnos-thong]

GREETINGS 

Hello / Hi – Dzień dobry / Cześć [djyen’ dobri] / [chesh’tch]

Good morning -Dzień dobry [djyen’ dobri]

Good afternoon – Dzień dobry [djyen’ dobri]

Good evening – Dobry wieczór [dobri v-yechoor]

Good night – Dobranoc [dob-ranots]

Good-bye – Do widzenia [do -vee dzenja]

See you later – Do zobaczenia [do zoba-chenya]

See you tomorrow – Do jutra [do yootrah]

In the morning – Rano [rahno]

In the afternoon – Po południu [po powoodnyoo]

In the evening – Wieczorem [vyechorem]

At night – W nocy [v notsi]

Yesterday – Wczoraj [fchoray]

Today – Dzisiaj [dzeeshay]

Tomorrow – Jutro [yootro]

supporting foreigners

 

Zabielski Foundation

13/15, Podwale Street
00-252 Warsaw

info@zabielskifoundation.org
tel. (+48) 518 078 003