Polish Translation Services

Make Polish translation your competitive advantage

Polish translation is the conversion of source-language content into native Polish (PL-PL) by a translator whose first language is Polish, followed by independent revision under ISO 17100:2015. Aploq is an EU-based Polish language services agency built around this discipline — nothing else, no shortcuts.

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11+
years specialising in Polish translation
65,000+
Polish translation projects delivered
25+
language pairs with Polish
100%
native PL-PL linguists in-house
The Polish language

Polish is the seventh-hardest language for English speakers — here is why that matters for translation

Behind every Polish translation that just works is a linguist quietly solving problems that don’t exist in most other languages. Generic translation agencies and machine translation engines underperform on Polish for structural, not stylistic, reasons. The six features below are the everyday ones — the reason a non-native PL translator (or untouched MT output) is so easy to spot.

7
grammatical cases

Nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental, locative, vocative. Word endings change with role, not with position.

ulica (street) → ulicy, ulicę, ulicy, ulicą, ulicy, ulico
14
forms per noun

Up to 14 distinct surface forms (7 cases × 2 numbers) for a single noun — before adjective and verb agreement.

14 forms for a noun. Hundreds for an adjective. Thousands for a verb.
4
plural categories

Polish has four plural rules — one, few, many, other — not the two of English. Software with two plurals breaks silently.

1 plik · 2 pliki · 5 plików · 1.5 pliku
2
verbal aspects

Every Polish verb exists in a perfective and imperfective pair. Choosing the wrong aspect changes the meaning, not just the tense.

pisać (to write — ongoing) vs. napisać (to write — completed)
9
letters with diacritics

ą, ę, ó, ś, ć, ź, ż, ł, ń — if your CMS, font or input pipeline mishandles UTF-8, your Polish copy breaks visibly.

Żdźbło (a single straw) uses 5 of the 9 special characters in 5 letters.
+25%
text expansion

English-to-Polish text typically expands 20–30%. UI buttons, banners and printed templates designed for English will overflow without DTP rebuild.

“Sign in” (7 chars) → “Zaloguj się” (12 chars).

65,000+ Polish translation projects. 1,000+ businesses. One specialism.

Brands across automotive, FMCG, life sciences, technology and luxury choose Aploq when their Polish content has to land — technically, legally and commercially — the first time it is published.

ŠkodaHondaCadburySiemensStadlerFizzup
Certifications & standards

Certified, audited, and accountable for every word

Quality in Polish translation is a process problem, not a talent problem. Aploq operates under the same standards as the regulatory authorities and pharmaceutical sponsors we translate for: ISO 17100:2015 for translation services, ISO 13485:2016-aligned procedures for medical device documentation, and a documented GDPR-compliant data-handling chain.

Every project — sworn or unsworn, 200 words or 200,000 — is performed by a qualified Polish-native translator and reviewed by an independent native Polish reviser before delivery. The certificate trail is auditable for any client that needs it.

Translation services
ISO 17100:2015
Independent revision on every project. Documented translator qualifications, terminology management, technological resources and project records.
Medical devices
ISO 13485:2016
Aligned procedures for IFUs, CE labelling and EU MDR Annex I content destined for the Polish market.
Sworn translation
PL Ministry of Justice
Sworn translators (tłumacz przysięgły) registered on the Polish Ministry of Justice list, accepted by KRS, USC, ZUS, URPL and embassies.
Data & privacy
GDPR + EU servers
Files exchanged on encrypted EU servers. NDAs standard. Enhanced data-handling protocols available for clinical, legal and M&A content.
Polish translation, by service

Where to go next, by what you need translated

Polish translation is rarely just about words on a page. The decisions that change your project — sworn or specialist, MTPE or full ISO 17100, terminology lock-in vs. ad-hoc — depend on the regulatory framework around your content. Pick the service that matches.

Aploq is the rare translation partner that takes Polish as seriously as we take our regulatory submissions. Native linguists, ISO 17100, terminology lock-in, and a project manager who actually understands what an ICF reconciliation involves — we have one fewer thing to worry about.

Life sciences client, EU CRO
14-country clinical trial programme, 2022–2026
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A few questions before you write

Aploq translates Polish to and from English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Ukrainian, Russian, Czech and Slovak as core pairs. Each pair is staffed by linguists native in Polish (for translations into Polish) or in the target language (for translations out of Polish), under an ISO 17100 four-eyes workflow. For other language pairs we coordinate via vetted partner sworn translators while keeping project management, terminology and QA in-house. Full language pair list →

Standard turnaround is 1,500–2,500 source words per business day per translator — about three EU business days for a 5,000-word document including ISO 17100 revision. Express turnaround within 24–48 hours is available for urgent deadlines. We respond to quote requests within one hour during EU business hours.

Yes. Aploq Translations is ISO 17100:2015 certified, which mandates qualified translators, an independent reviser on every project, and a documented quality framework. For medical-device and life-sciences content we additionally operate under ISO 13485:2016-aligned procedures. Certificates are auditable and available to clients on request.

Yes. Sworn Polish translation (tłumaczenie przysięgłe) is delivered by translators registered on the Polish Ministry of Justice list. Accepted by Polish courts, KRS (National Court Register), USC (civil registry), ZUS, URPL, immigration authorities and embassies worldwide. Apostille handling and qualified electronic signature delivery available. More on sworn translation →

Polish translation under ISO 17100 typically ranges from €0.10/word for general business content to €0.20/word for regulated medical, legal or technical content. Sworn translation is priced per certified page (€15–25 per 1,125-character page). Polish DTP and proofreading are priced separately. Volume discounts apply over 10,000 words.

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