Day 114 of 129

Day 114: Betting Against the Hoodie

In a corridor of a secondary school in Be艂chat贸w, Tymon (A), seventeen, comes to his classmate Sonia (B), who resells limited-edition clothes online, with a business proposal.

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

Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.

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  1. A

    Mam dla ciebie propozycj臋 nie do odrzucenia. Po偶ycz mi na miesi膮c t臋 zielon膮 bluz臋 z dropu, a ogarn臋 ci identyczn膮, z metk膮.

    I've got an offer you can't refuse. Lend me that green hoodie from the drop for a month, and I'll sort you out with an identical one, tags and all.

  2. B

    Identyczn膮, nie t臋 sam膮? Czyli sprzedajesz moj膮 teraz, a odkupujesz taniej, jak ceny spadn膮. Kr贸tka sprzeda偶, Wilku z Wall Street.

    An identical one, not the same one? So you sell mine now and buy one back cheaper once prices drop. Short selling, Wolf of Wall Street.

  3. A

    No w艂a艣nie. Na Vinted chodzi po sze艣膰 st贸wek, ale raper og艂osi艂 dodruk, wi臋c cena spadnie do dw贸ch st贸w.

    Exactly. It's going for six hundred on Vinted, but the rapper's announced a restock, so the price will drop to two hundred.

  4. B

    O ile ten dodruk w og贸le co艣 zmieni. Ale spoko, warunki: pi臋膰 dych za po偶yczk臋 i zabezpieczenie, dop贸ki nie oddasz bluzy.

    If that restock changes anything at all. But fine, here are the terms: fifty z艂oty for the loan, and collateral until you give the hoodie back.

  5. A

    Zabezpieczenie? Siedzimy w jednej 艂awce od pierwszej klasy, a ty mi wyje偶d偶asz z procedurami jak w banku.

    Collateral? We've shared a desk since first year, and you're hitting me with procedures like a bank.

  6. B

    W艂a艣nie dlatego: wiem, jak oddajesz notatki. Zostawiasz mi hulajnog臋, a jak cena skoczy, odkupujesz za tyle, ile trzeba.

    That's exactly why: I know how you give notes back. You leave me your scooter, and if the price jumps, you buy one back for whatever it takes.

  7. A

    No niech ci b臋dzie, tylko potrzebuj臋 jej dzi艣. Wczoraj wieczorem ju偶 j膮 wystawi艂em i kto艣 kupi艂 w dziesi臋膰 minut.

    Fine, have it your way, only I need it today. I already listed it last night, and somebody bought it in ten minutes.

  8. B

    Sprzeda艂e艣 moj膮 bluz臋, zanim j膮 po偶yczy艂e艣? To naga kr贸tka sprzeda偶, w Unii zakazana od dwa tysi膮ce dwunastego. Op艂ata: st贸wa.

    You sold my hoodie before you'd even borrowed it? That's naked short selling, banned in the EU since 2012. The fee: a hundred.

  9. A

    St贸wa za miesi膮c? Chyba ci臋 pogi臋艂o! Ale nie mam wyj艣cia, bo paczka musi wyj艣膰 do jutra.

    A hundred for a month? Have you lost your mind? But I've got no choice, because the parcel has to go out by tomorrow.

  10. B

    A post o dodruku czyta艂e艣 do ko艅ca? Jak by to uj臋艂a polonistka: gdyby艣 mnie by艂 zapyta艂, by艂abym ci powiedzia艂a, 偶e dodruk b臋dzie tylko czarny, a zielona zostaje limitowana.

    And did you read the post about the restock to the end? As our Polish teacher would put it: had you asked me, I would have told you that the restock is black only, and the green one stays limited.

  11. A

    Czyli cena nie spadnie, tylko skoczy. Dobra, sprzedaj mi j膮 za tyle, za ile j膮 sprzeda艂em, i po sprawie.

    So the price isn't going to drop, it's going to jump. Fine, sell it to me for what I sold it for, and that's that.

  12. B

    Sze艣膰set pi臋膰dziesi膮t, p艂atne od r臋ki. Pi臋膰 dych to m贸j spread: z tego 偶yje animator rynku, Wilku z Wall Street.

    Six hundred and fifty, payable on the spot. The fifty is my spread: that's what a market maker lives on, Wolf of Wall Street.

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