Siódmego stycznia wracam z urlopu i od razu sprawdzam mail.

Polish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb form.

Here, wracam and sprawdzam both end in -am, which tells you the subject is I.

So:

• wracam = I return / I’m returning
• sprawdzam = I check / I’m checking

You could add ja, but that would usually sound emphatic:

• Ja wracam z urlopu... = I’m the one returning from vacation...

Because Polish dates are normally expressed with:

• an ordinal number
• plus the month name
• both in the genitive

So siódmego stycznia means on the seventh of January.

Grammatically:

• siódmego = genitive form of siódmy = seventh
• stycznia = genitive form of styczeń = January

You can think of it as an abbreviated version of siódmego dnia stycznia = the seventh day of January, where dnia is usually omitted.

In Polish, you usually do not need a preposition like on before a calendar date.

So:

• Siódmego stycznia wracam... = On January 7th I’m returning...

This is normal Polish usage. English needs on, but Polish usually just uses the date expression by itself.

Yes. In writing, 7 stycznia is very common.

But when you read it aloud, you would normally say siódmego stycznia.

So:

• written: 7 stycznia
• spoken: siódmego stycznia

That is standard Polish date usage.

Polish often uses the present tense of imperfective verbs to talk about planned or scheduled future actions, especially when there is a clear future time expression.

Here, Siódmego stycznia makes the future time clear, so:

• wracam = I’m coming back / I come back
• sprawdzam = I check / I’m checking

In this context, they mean something like:

• On January 7th I’m coming back from vacation and immediately checking my email.

This can sound like a plan, schedule, or itinerary.

A more explicitly future version would be:

• Siódmego stycznia wrócę z urlopu i od razu sprawdzę mail.

That version is also correct, but it has a slightly different feel: more like a simple future statement, less like a planned schedule.

Urlopu is in the genitive singular.

The preposition z can mean different things and takes different cases depending on the meaning:

• z = with → usually instrumental
• z = from / out of → genitive

In this sentence, z urlopu means from vacation / from leave, so the genitive is required.

Compare:

• z kolegą = with a friend → instrumental
• z urlopu = from vacation → genitive

Urlop usually means leave from work, especially vacation leave or time off.

So wracam z urlopu means:

• I’m coming back from vacation
• I’m returning from leave

It is often used for time off work rather than a general holiday period in the abstract.

Od razu means immediately, right away, or straight away.

It shows that the second action happens without delay.

So:

• wracam z urlopu i od razu sprawdzam mail means that after returning, the speaker checks email immediately.

Mail is a common borrowed word in Polish, especially in everyday speech. You may also see:

• e-mail
• mejl in more phonetic spelling

In a sentence like sprawdzam mail, it often means I check my email in a general sense, not necessarily one single message. It can refer to email as a service, inbox, or incoming messages.

So the English translation is often more natural as:

• I check my email

rather than:

• I check an email

No, Polish word order is more flexible than English word order.

The sentence:

• Siódmego stycznia wracam z urlopu i od razu sprawdzam mail.

is natural because it starts with the time expression, which sets the scene.

But other orders are possible, depending on emphasis:

• Wracam z urlopu siódmego stycznia...
• Od razu sprawdzam mail, kiedy wracam z urlopu siódmego stycznia.

Even though word order is flexible, not every version sounds equally natural in every context. The original sentence is a very normal way to present the information.

In Polish, names of months are normally written with lowercase letters, not capitals.

So:

• styczeń
• luty
• marzec

This is different from English, where January must be capitalized.

So siódmego stycznia is correct Polish spelling.