How to write a zaproszenie in Polish: a template and examples from the B1 exam
Published 28 October 2026
An invitation answers five questions: who is inviting, whom, to what, when and where — and ends by asking for a reply or adding what is worth knowing. In the state B1 exam it is one of the short texts to choose from: a set with an invitation is on 11 of the 14 papers in the library, and the task asks for 30–50 words.
In short
- A set with an invitation as its short text is on 11 of 14 B1 papers and on 2 of 9 B2 papers.
- Length: 30 to 50 words, depending on the paper. The figure printed by the task is the one that counts.
- The tasks invite friends (a birthday, a dinner, a new flat) or write on behalf of an institution (a library, a cultural centre, a school theatre) — which decides whether you write "ty" or "Państwo".
Where is the invitation in the exam?
In the state exam's writing part you choose one of three sets and write two texts from it: a short one and a long one. On 11 of the 14 B1 papers in the library, the short text of one set is an invitation; the other sets have an announcement, holiday greetings, wishes or an e-mail. The rules list the invitation among the written forms at B1 and B2.
How long the state exam's texts are
The range across the papers in the library. The limit printed by the task is the one that counts.
The task sets a scene — you are throwing a party, you work in a library, you are leaving Poland — and sometimes says where the invitation will appear (on Facebook, on the institution's site) or what it must include, such as a trip's programme. Whatever the task names has to be in the text.
How to build an invitation
- A greeting: "Kochani!" to friends, "Szanowni Państwo" to readers or customers.
- What you invite to and why: a birthday, a farewell, a meeting with an author, a première.
- When and where: the day, the time, the address or the room.
- What else to know: the programme, what to wear or bring, whether entry is free.
- A request for a reply or an encouragement — and a signature: a name or the institution's.
| To friends | From an institution |
|---|---|
| Kochani! / Cześć wszystkim! | Szanowni Państwo, / Drodzy Czytelnicy, |
| Zapraszam was na… / Robię imprezę… | Serdecznie zapraszamy na… / Mamy przyjemność zaprosić Państwa na… |
| Dajcie znać do… / Czekam na was! | Prosimy o potwierdzenie udziału do… / Wstęp wolny. |
Example invitations
Two examples of our own, one in each register. Words counted the way our service counts them — by spaces.
To friends (31 words)
Kochani! W sobotę 14 czerwca o 19.00 robię parapetówkę w nowym mieszkaniu: ul. Lipowa 5/12 w Gdańsku. Będzie pizza i muzyka, przynieście dobry humor. Dajcie znać do czwartku, czy będziecie. Ola
From an institution (40 words)
Biblioteka Miejska w Lublinie serdecznie zaprasza czytelników na spotkanie z Anną Nowak, autorką powieści „Dom nad rzeką”. Spotkanie odbędzie się w piątek 20 marca o godz. 18.00 w czytelni na pierwszym piętrze. Wstęp wolny. Po spotkaniu autorka będzie podpisywać książki.
What to watch
- One form of address from start to finish: either "wy" or "Państwo".
- Date and time in words or figures — but they must be there. An invitation without a date does not do the task.
- Polish dates take the genitive: "czternastego czerwca", "w sobotę czternastego czerwca" — the tables are in the post numerals.
- An invitation is not an announcement: it has an addressee and a signature. Announcements are in how to write an ogłoszenie.
What the whole writing part looks like, with the long text, and how it is marked: writing in the state exam.