Day 105 of 113

Day 105: Stabilising the Lollipop Market

On a Sunday morning in Ostro艂臋ka, Borys (B), nine, comes in for bread rolls at the corner shop run by Mr Robert (A), who is watching a political talk show on the TV above the till.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a Polish word to see what it means.
  3. Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Polish, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.

Dialogue

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  1. A

    Cze艣膰, Borys, momencik. Prowadz膮ca w艂a艣nie zada艂a go艣ciom pytanie, na kt贸rym wy艂o偶y艂 si臋 ju偶 niejeden polityk: ile kosztuje bochenek chleba?

    Hi, Borys, just a sec. The presenter has just asked her guests a question that's tripped up many a politician: how much does a loaf of bread cost?

  2. B

    Siema, znaczy, dzie艅 dobry! Poprosz臋 sze艣膰 kajzerek. Czemu ten pan w okularach tak d艂ugo m贸wi i nic nie m贸wi?

    Hiya, I mean, good morning! Six rolls, please. Why is that man in glasses talking for so long and not saying anything?

  3. A

    Bo nie wie, a przyzna膰 si臋 nie mo偶e. M贸wi wi臋c o dynamice cen w uj臋ciu rocznym i o dzia艂aniach na rzecz stabilizacji rynku.

    Because he doesn't know, and he can't admit it. So he's talking about year-on-year price dynamics and measures in support of market stabilisation.

  4. B

    A ja wiem! Chleb kosztuje u pana pi臋膰 pi臋膰dziesi膮t, a kajzerka z艂oty dwadzie艣cia, bo mama wysy艂a mnie tu codziennie.

    Well, I know! A loaf costs five fifty here, and a roll costs one twenty, because Mum sends me here every day.

  5. A

    No i prosz臋: dziewi臋ciolatek bije na g艂ow臋 ca艂y panel ekspert贸w. Na miejscu wydawcy to ciebie bym posadzi艂 przed kamer膮.

    There you go: a nine-year-old beats a whole panel of experts hands down. If I were the producer, you're the one I'd put in front of the camera.

  6. B

    To oni w og贸le nie robi膮 zakup贸w? A kto im kupuje bu艂ki?

    So they don't do any shopping at all? Then who buys their rolls?

  7. A

    Zapewne sztab. Przed wyborami ka偶dy fotografuje si臋 z koszykiem na targu, ale po zako艅czeniu kampanii koszyk wraca do rekwizytorni.

    Their campaign staff, I expect. Before an election they all get photographed with a basket at the market, but once the campaign's over, the basket goes back to the props room.

  8. B

    Ej, ale tu na kartce jest z艂oty trzydzie艣ci, a wczoraj by艂o z艂oty dwadzie艣cia. Pan te偶 nie wie, ile kosztuje bu艂ka?

    Hey, but the label here says one thirty, and yesterday it was one twenty. Don't you know how much a roll costs either?

  9. A

    Hm, to wynika z dynamiki cen w uj臋ciu dobowym. Sprawa zostanie przeanalizowana w stosownym czasie.

    Hm, that's the result of price dynamics on a daily basis. The matter will be analysed in due course.

  10. B

    Teraz m贸wi pan zupe艂nie jak ten w okularach. Mama m贸wi, 偶e jak kto艣 tak m贸wi, to zaraz b臋dzie dro偶ej.

    Now you're talking just like the man in glasses. Mum says that when somebody talks like that, things are about to get more expensive.

  11. A

    Twoja mama powinna prowadzi膰 ten program. Dobra, dzi艣 jeszcze po staremu: siedem dwadzie艣cia, tylko nie rozpowiadaj po osiedlu.

    Your mum should be presenting that show. All right, today it's still the old price: seven twenty, just don't go spreading it round the estate.

  12. B

    Sztos! To w ramach stabilizacji rynku poprosz臋 jeszcze lizaka za darmo.

    Awesome! Then, as part of market stabilisation, I'll have a lollipop as well, for free.

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