Day 110: One Star for the Roulade
In a restaurant serving Silesian food in Tarnowskie Góry, Kajetan (A), a trainee lawyer, and his girlfriend Luiza (B) have come to sort out a one-star review of the place posted under her name, and the owner, Mr Gerard (C), who speaks Silesian, comes over to their table.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- 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.
- 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
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
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A
Luizo, umawiamy się tak: z właścicielem rozmawiam ja, a ty jesz i milczysz. Po to masz chłopaka na aplikacji.
Luiza, here's the deal: I do the talking to the owner, and you eat and keep quiet. That's what a boyfriend in legal training is for.
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B
A co mu powiesz? Że nigdy tu nie byłam, a ktoś z mojego konta dał im jedną gwiazdkę? To umiem powiedzieć sama.
And what are you going to tell him? That I've never been here, and somebody gave them one star from my account? I can say that myself.
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C
Dobry dziyń. Pani je ta z bildu w internecie, co napisała, że moja rolada je twardo jak podeszwa?
Good afternoon. Are you the lady in the picture online who wrote that my roulade is as tough as a shoe sole?
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A
Chwileczkę, proszę pana. Jestem pełnomocnikiem pani Luizy i wszelkie pytania proszę kierować do mnie.
Just a moment, sir. I am Ms Luiza's legal representative, and all questions should be addressed to me.
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C
Adwokat przi roladzie, tego u mie jeszcze niy było! Szwagier godo, że to je richtig zniesławienie.
A lawyer over a roulade, that's a first in my place! My brother-in-law says it's defamation, plain and simple.
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A
Artykuł dwieście dwanaście, oskarżenie prywatne. Tylko że smak to kwestia opinii, nie faktów, zatem wpis mieści się w granicach dozwolonej krytyki.
Article two hundred and twelve, private prosecution. But taste is a matter of opinion, not of fact, so the review falls within the limits of fair criticism.
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C
Dozwolono krytyka? To jo wnosza o oględziny: niych pan nojprzód skosztuje, a potym pogodomy.
Fair criticism? Then I move for an inspection: you taste it first, sir, and then we'll talk.
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A
Dobrze, oględziny. Obrona przyznaje, że rolada rozpływa się w ustach, a kluski trzymają sos w dziurce.
All right, an inspection. The defence concedes that the roulade melts in the mouth, and the dumplings hold the gravy in their little dent.
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B
Chwila. W zeszły czwartek przegrałeś sprawę w tutejszym sądzie, a twój telefon był w naprawie, więc wziąłeś mój. Kajetanie, zarówno rolada, jak i recenzja idą na twoje konto, a nie na moje!
Hang on. Last Thursday you lost a case at the court here, and your phone was being repaired, so you took mine. Kajetan, both the roulade and the review go on your account, not mine!
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C
Czyli łobrońca je sprawcom! Ale musza pedzieć, że mioł pan recht: kucharka była wtedy na urlaubie, a rolada robiłech jo.
So the defence counsel is the culprit! But I have to say you were right, sir: the cook was on holiday then, and I made the roulade myself.
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A
Wobec tego zarzut był prawdziwy i służył obronie społecznie uzasadnionego interesu: żołądków innych gości. Niemniej proponuję ugodę, jak na posiedzeniu pojednawczym: przeprosiny i sprostowanie wpisu.
In that case, the allegation was true and served to defend a socially justified interest: other diners' stomachs. Even so, I propose a settlement, as at a conciliation hearing: an apology and a correction of the review.
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C
Zgoda, ale sprostowanie napisze pan po ślonsku, krótko: „Kucharka je nazod, a rolada zaś gryfno”. Tyn roz ze swojigo telefonu.
Agreed, but you'll write the correction in Silesian, short and sweet: 'The cook is back, and the roulade is lovely again.' And this time from your own phone.
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