Jeśli wyjdę teraz, załatwię to przed pracą.

Yes. Jeśli and jeżeli both mean if.

• jeśli is more common in everyday speech
• jeżeli is a bit more formal or careful in tone

So:

• Jeśli wyjdę teraz, załatwię to przed pracą.
• Jeżeli wyjdę teraz, załatwię to przed pracą.

Both are correct and natural.

Wyjdę is from the verb wyjść, which is perfective. Here it means I will go out / I leave in the sense of a completed action in the future.

Polish often uses a perfective verb where English would use will + verb.

Compare:

• wychodzę = I am going out / I go out (imperfective, present)
• wyjdę = I will go out / I leave (perfective, future meaning)

In this sentence, the speaker means one completed future action: leaving now. That is why wyjdę fits better.

Załatwię comes from załatwić, a perfective verb meaning something like:

• deal with
• take care of
• get done
• sort out

So załatwię to means I’ll take care of it / I’ll get it done.

Again, this is perfective, because the speaker is talking about finishing the task successfully, not just being in the process of doing it.

Compare:

• załatwiam to = I’m taking care of it / I take care of it
• załatwię to = I’ll get it done / I’ll sort it out

That is a very common question in Polish.

With perfective verbs, forms that look like present tense actually refer to the future, because perfective verbs do not have a normal present meaning.

So:

• wyjdę = future
• załatwię = future

This is different from English, where you usually need will.

A useful rule:

• imperfective verb → present can mean real present
• perfective verb → “present” form usually has future meaning

Because Polish often expresses future through the verb form itself.

There are two main ways Polish forms the future:

1. Perfective verbs use a simple future form:

   • wyjdę
   • załatwię

2. Imperfective verbs use będę + infinitive or będę + past-like form:

   • będę wychodzić
   • będę załatwiać

In your sentence, both actions are naturally seen as completed future actions, so perfective verbs are used and no separate word like will is needed.

Because the preposition przed here requires the instrumental case when it means before.

The noun praca changes like this:

• nominative: praca
• instrumental: pracą

So:

• przed pracą = before work

This is a very common pattern:

• przed szkołą = before school / in front of the school, depending on context
• przed obiadem = before dinner
• przed spotkaniem = before the meeting

In this sentence, it clearly means before work in time.

The preposition przed can mean two things:

• before in time
• in front of in space

For example:

• Przyjdę przed pracą. = I’ll come before work.
• Stoję przed pracą. could sound odd, but with a building noun it could mean I’m standing in front of...

Here, because the whole sentence is about leaving now and getting something done, the time meaning is the natural one.

To means it.

It is a very common Polish word used for a general thing, matter, problem, task, or situation already understood from context.

So załatwię to means:

• I’ll take care of it
• I’ll get it done
• I’ll sort it out

English speakers sometimes expect a more specific object, but Polish often uses to very naturally when the listener already knows what is being talked about.

Yes, Polish word order is more flexible than English word order.

The neutral order here is:

• Jeśli wyjdę teraz, załatwię to przed pracą.

But other orders are possible, for example:

• Jeśli teraz wyjdę, załatwię to przed pracą.
• Załatwię to przed pracą, jeśli wyjdę teraz.

These versions are still correct, but the emphasis changes slightly.

• Jeśli wyjdę teraz... puts now after the verb
• Jeśli teraz wyjdę... puts a bit more focus on now
• putting the main clause first can make the sentence sound a little more result-focused

Yes, the comma is required in standard Polish.

When a sentence begins with a clause introduced by jeśli (if), that clause is separated from the main clause by a comma:

• Jeśli wyjdę teraz, załatwię to przed pracą.

This is similar to English, where a comma is also usually used after an initial if clause:

• If I leave now, I’ll get it done before work.

Sometimes people do use jak in informal speech to mean if, but it is more colloquial and can also mean when or how, so it is less precise.

For a learner, jeśli is the safest and clearest choice.

So this sentence should stay:

• Jeśli wyjdę teraz, załatwię to przed pracą.

rather than:

• Jak wyjdę teraz, załatwię to przed pracą.

That second version may be heard in speech, but it is not the best standard equivalent to if for learners to copy first.

It is a normal real future condition: If X happens, Y will happen.

In English, you usually say:

• If I leave now, I’ll get it done before work.

Notice that English uses present tense in the if clause and will in the main clause.

Polish does not follow exactly the same pattern on the surface. Instead, it uses perfective forms with future meaning in both parts:

• jeśli wyjdę = if I leave / if I go out
• załatwię = I’ll take care of it

So the logic is the same as English, but the verb forms are built differently.

This is a word many learners find tricky.

A rough guide is:

• wyjdę ≈ VIY-deh or VYI-deh, with the j sounding like English y

What is happening underneath:

• wyj- sounds like vuy/y blended together
• -dę ends with ę, which in normal speech before a pause is often pronounced a bit like e with nasal coloring

The most important thing is not to pronounce it as separate clear English syllables like wuh-yid-en. Listen to native recordings if possible, because consonant clusters like this are much easier to learn by ear.