Polish · Real conversations
How to say “Whose turn is it to ...?” in Polish
Find out whose turn it is to do a shared task.
Czyja kolej, żeby …?
Whose turn is it to …?
Put the action in the grammatical form shown in the example.
Use it in three situations
A household chore
Czyja kolej na zmywanie?
Whose turn is it to wash the dishes?
Cooking together
Czyja kolej na wyniesienie śmieci?
Whose turn is it to take out the rubbish?
Taking care of a shared task
Czy teraz moja kolej na sprzątanie kuchni?
Is it my turn to clean the kitchen?
What to watch for
A turn in a rota is different from physically turning an object.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine sharing a home. Say this in Polish: Whose turn is it to take out the rubbish?
Reveal a sample reply
Czyja kolej na wyniesienie śmieci?
Whose turn is it to take out the rubbish?
Build a useful exchange
Share chores, supplies, and a household cost.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking Polish
Polish distinguishes familiar ty from polite pan and pani. Choose pan when addressing a man and pani when addressing a woman formally; the paired forms shown in examples are alternatives, so say one. A formal question usually uses a third-person verb, such as Czy może pan …? First-person past and conditional forms can change with the speaker’s gender.
Keep letters such as ą, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź, and ż. Noun and adjective endings can change with their role in the sentence. Learn the complete expression before replacing a name, object, or time.
