Regional speech inside Poland
Standard Polish sounds fairly uniform across the country, which helps the transcript. A few areas still need attention.
- Kashubian in Pomerania is a separate language with no option. With Polish selected, Kashubian speech is turned into wrong or invented Polish, so type those parts by ear.
- Silesian in Upper Silesia mixes old Polish forms with German-origin words. Mild Silesian speech often comes out as standard Polish with some odd words. Strong Silesian needs full review.
- Poznań speech uses local words such as pyra or tej. These may be rewritten as the nearest standard word.
- Older speakers from the former eastern borderlands have a distinct melody and some eastern vocabulary. That rarely breaks the transcript, but names deserve a check.
- Fast speech on a phone call or in a noisy kitchen matters more than region. Short words such as się, że and no disappear first, so a close microphone and one person talking at a time help the most.
Ukrainian, English and other languages in Poland
Poland has a large Ukrainian community, and many Ukrainians in Poland mix Ukrainian, Russian and Polish. Choose Ukrainian for a recording that is mostly Ukrainian, so it is not written in Polish or Russian. For a Polish-language interview with a Ukrainian speaker, keep Polish.
Interviews run through an interpreter are common in social services and research. If the interpreter's Polish carries most of the content, keep Polish. If both languages are long, split the file and give each part its own setting.
Shared service centres and software companies in Kraków, Wrocław and Warsaw often run meetings fully in English. Choose English for those, even if a few Polish asides appear. Belarusian, Russian and Vietnamese are also in the menu for the communities that speak them.
When a file changes language in long blocks, for example a conference with Polish and English talks, split it and upload each part with its own language.
Auto-detect is in the menu, but it can mistake a short Ukrainian clip for Russian or Polish, so set the language yourself for any recording from a mixed household or workplace.
Typical recordings made in Poland
Upload the file directly, including MP4 from Teams or Zoom, record with the browser microphone, or paste a YouTube link.
Housing association and council meetings are often noisy, with several people speaking at once. Place the phone near whoever chairs the meeting and ask people to take turns. In lecture halls, sit near the front or record the lecturer's microphone if the university allows it. For a protokół, the transcript is a working draft that someone who attended should read before it is signed.
- Wykłady and ćwiczenia recorded by students before a sesja.
- Interviews for a praca licencjacka or magisterska, exported to Word.
- Zebrania wspólnoty mieszkaniowej, where someone needs the protokół.
- Sesje rady gminy and local radio programmes.
- Parish recordings and family stories told by grandparents.
Privacy note for Poland
Universities and employers in Poland often check RODO requirements before interviews are uploaded. Our position is short: uploaded files are never used to train AI models, and we make no claim about data location or certification. If your institution needs those, confirm them first, and consider replacing names in the transcript before you share it.
Finishing the Polish text
Click a line to hear it and fix the text in place. Export TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT or CSV, with timestamps and speaker names on or off. Speaker labels are available on paid plans or with a Minute Pack. The transcript stays in Polish. For English, use the Google Translate link or the AI prompt export.