Po pracy odbieram córkę z przedszkola.

It means after work.

• po = after
• pracy = the form of praca (work) used after po

So Po pracy is a very common Polish phrase meaning after work.

Because po in the sense of after normally takes the locative case.

• basic form: praca = work
• locative singular: pracy

So:

• praca = work
• po pracy = after work

This is something you will see often in Polish: a preposition changes the case of the noun after it.

Here odbieram means I pick up or I collect.

In this sentence, it is the natural verb for picking up a child from kindergarten, school, daycare, and so on.

So:

• odbierać / odebrać = to pick up, collect, receive
• odbieram córkę z przedszkola = I pick up my daughter from kindergarten

It is more specific than just take.

Because córkę is the accusative case, and it is used for the direct object of the verb.

• nominative: córka = daughter
• accusative: córkę = daughter as the thing/person being picked up

Since I pick up whom? = daughter, Polish uses the accusative:

• odbieram córkę

This is very common with feminine nouns ending in -a:

• kobieta → kobietę
• książka → książkę
• córka → córkę

Because z here means from / out of, and it requires the genitive case.

• basic form: przedszkole = kindergarten / preschool
• genitive singular: przedszkola

So:

• z przedszkola = from kindergarten

This is the normal pattern for movement away from a place:

• z domu = from home
• z pracy = from work
• ze szkoły = from school
• z przedszkola = from kindergarten

Przedszkole means preschool or kindergarten, depending on how you translate it into natural English.

For a learner, the important thing is that it is the place where a small child goes before primary school.

So in this sentence:

• córkę z przedszkola = my daughter from kindergarten/preschool

Grammatically, odbieram is present tense.

But in actual use, it can mean different things depending on context:

1. habitual present
   Po pracy odbieram córkę z przedszkola.
   = After work, I pick up my daughter from kindergarten.
   This suggests a routine.

2. near future / arranged action
   In the right context, Polish present tense can also refer to a planned future action, similar to English I’m picking up...

If you wanted a simple future with the perfective verb, you could say:

• Po pracy odbiorę córkę z przedszkola.
  = I’ll pick up my daughter from kindergarten after work.

Because in Polish, possessives are often omitted when the meaning is obvious.

In this sentence, if someone says:

• odbieram córkę z przedszkola

it is normally understood as I’m picking up my daughter from kindergarten, unless context suggests someone else’s daughter.

You can add moją if you want to emphasize it:

• Odbieram moją córkę z przedszkola.

But that is usually less neutral and may sound contrastive, like my daughter, not someone else’s.

Yes, you can say:

• Odbieram swoją córkę z przedszkola.

Here swoją means my own in the reflexive/possessive sense.

But in this sentence, just córkę is the most natural neutral version, because the possession is already clear from context.

So:

• odbieram córkę = most natural in many everyday situations
• odbieram swoją córkę = possible, but more explicit
• odbieram moją córkę = also possible, often with emphasis

Because Polish often drops subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb ending.

• odbieram already means I pick up
• the ending -am shows first person singular

So ja is not necessary.

You could say:

• Ja odbieram córkę z przedszkola.

But then ja is usually emphasized, like:

• I’m the one who picks her up
• I pick her up, not someone else

The neutral version is simply:

• Odbieram córkę z przedszkola.

No, Polish word order is fairly flexible, but different orders change the emphasis.

The sentence:

• Po pracy odbieram córkę z przedszkola.

is a very natural, neutral way to say it.

You could also hear:

• Odbieram córkę z przedszkola po pracy.
• Córkę z przedszkola odbieram po pracy.

These are still understandable, but they put emphasis in different places.

A useful rule for learners is:

• Polish often puts known background information earlier
• the most important or new information often comes later

So starting with Po pracy feels natural if you want to set the time first: After work, ...

Because Polish does not have articles.

English says:

• the daughter
• a daughter
• the kindergarten

Polish simply uses the noun:

• córka / córkę
• przedszkole / przedszkola

Whether something is a, the, or my is often understood from context, word order, or added words if needed.

So in this sentence, Polish does not need separate words for the.

In this context, odbieram is the better choice because it means pick up / collect from a place.

• odbieram córkę z przedszkola = I pick up my daughter from kindergarten

zabierać more often means take away, take with you, or remove.

So although the verbs can overlap in some situations, for collecting a child from school or kindergarten, odbierać is the normal verb.

You would usually use the perfective future:

• Po pracy odbiorę córkę z przedszkola.

That means:

• I’ll pick up my daughter from kindergarten after work.

Compare:

• odbieram = I pick up / I am picking up / I usually pick up
• odbiorę = I will pick up

This is a very common Polish aspect pair:

• odbierać = imperfective
• odebrać = perfective