THE QUICK ANSWER
To ask about opening hours in Polish, say Jakie są godziny otwarcia? (What are the opening hours?). Od której muzeum jest otwarte? asks what time the museum opens; Do której muzeum jest dziś otwarte? asks what time it stays open until today. Listen for od (from) and do (until) in the reply.
WORDS YOU CAN USE TODAY
10 useful phrases
Listen to the Polish, then try it aloud. Audio uses a synthetic Polish voice; no voice installation is needed.
Jakie są godziny otwarcia?
What are the opening hours?
A general question when the place you are asking about is already clear.
Od której muzeum jest otwarte?
What time does the museum open?
Od której asks from what time. You want the start of the opening period.
Do której muzeum jest dziś otwarte?
What time is the museum open until today?
Do której asks until what time. Dziś means today.
Czy muzeum jest jutro otwarte?
Is the museum open tomorrow?
Jutro means tomorrow. This checks the day before you ask for its hours.
Muzeum jest otwarte od dziesiątej do osiemnastej.
The museum is open from ten a.m. until six p.m.
A fictional example reply: od starts the range and do ends it. Osiemnasta is 18:00.
Jutro otwieramy o jedenastej.
Tomorrow we open at eleven a.m.
A fictional staff reply. Otwieramy means we open; jedenasta is 11:00.
Jutro zamykamy o siedemnastej.
Tomorrow we close at five p.m.
A fictional staff reply. Zamykamy means we close; siedemnasta is 17:00.
Czy sklep jest jeszcze czynny?
Is the shop still open?
Jeszcze means still here. Czynny describes a place that is operating and available to customers.
Restauracja jest już zamknięta.
The restaurant is already closed.
An alternative example from a restaurant visit. Już means already here; zamknięta agrees with restauracja.
Dziękuję za informację.
Thank you for the information.
A polite way to finish after checking the details.
Practise conversations aloud with feedback in Movoza.
Use od której for opening and do której for closing
Jakie są godziny otwarcia? asks for the hours in general. If you need one end of the range, choose Od której? (From what time?) or Do której? (Until what time?). Add the place to make the question clear: Od której muzeum jest otwarte? or Do której muzeum jest dziś otwarte?
Listen for the same words in the answer. Od dziesiątej do osiemnastej means from 10:00 to 18:00. Do osiemnastej gives only the closing limit; it does not tell you when the place opens. The numbers here are teaching examples, so check the hours for the actual place and day you plan to visit.
Keep today and tomorrow separate
Dziś and dzisiaj both mean today; jutro means tomorrow. A reply about today does not answer a question about tomorrow. Ask Czy muzeum jest jutro otwarte? first, then follow with Od której? and Do której? if the answer is yes.
You may hear a verb instead of a time range: Otwieramy o jedenastej (We open at eleven a.m.) or Zamykamy o siedemnastej (We close at five p.m.). After o, od and do, these hour words end in -ej: o jedenastej, od jedenastej, do siedemnastej. In the fictional dialogue, Tuesday and Wednesday have different hours, so the learner repeats the Wednesday range to check it.
Recognise open, still open and already closed
Czynny and otwarty can both describe a business being open. The ending follows the place: sklep jest czynny or otwarty, restauracja jest czynna or otwarta, muzeum jest czynne or otwarte. For closed, the matching forms are zamknięty, zamknięta and zamknięte. These endings describe the noun, not the person asking.
Czy sklep jest jeszcze czynny? asks whether the shop is still open. Restauracja jest już zamknięta says that the restaurant is already closed. Listen for jeszcze and już as well as the main word. A clear final check such as Czyli jutro od jedenastej do siedemnastej? (So tomorrow from eleven a.m. to five p.m.?) can help confirm the details.
PUT IT TOGETHER
A short conversation
Read both parts. Then cover the English and try your reply aloud.
- You
Dzień dobry. Do której muzeum jest dziś otwarte?
Hello. What time is the museum open until today?
- Staff member
Dzisiaj od dziesiątej do osiemnastej.
Today, from ten a.m. until six p.m.
- You
A czy muzeum jest jutro otwarte?
And is the museum open tomorrow?
- Staff member
Tak, jutro też jest otwarte.
Yes, it is open tomorrow too.
- You
Od której?
From what time?
- Staff member
Jutro otwieramy o jedenastej.
Tomorrow we open at eleven a.m.
- You
A do której?
And until what time?
- Staff member
Jutro zamykamy o siedemnastej.
Tomorrow we close at five p.m.
- You
Czyli jutro od jedenastej do siedemnastej?
So tomorrow from eleven a.m. to five p.m.?
- Staff member
Tak, zgadza się.
Yes, that is correct.
- You
Dziękuję za informację. Do widzenia.
Thank you for the information. Goodbye.
YOUR TURN
One small speaking challenge.
Use the fictional museum hours. Cover the English and ask for tomorrow’s opening time, then its closing time. Say the full range back. On a second round, ask about today and notice how the answer changes.
In the fictional dialogue, the museum opens tomorrow at 11:00 and closes at 17:00. Which phrase gives the complete range for tomorrow?
Show the answer
Od jedenastej do siedemnastej. Od jedenastej do siedemnastej means from 11:00 until 17:00. The 10:00–18:00 range belongs to today in the fictional dialogue. Do osiemnastej gives only an end time.
Now say Czy muzeum jest jutro otwarte? aloud.
