Day 83 of 105

Day 83: The Twins Count as One

In their flat in Otwock, Ramona (A) finds the guest list for a birthday sleepover that her son Mieszko (B), who turns nine on Saturday, has stuck on the fridge.

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

    Mieszku, co to za lista na lodówce? Pięć imion, śpiwory, „pizza bez limitu” i „film do północy”.

    Mieszko, what's this list on the fridge? Five names, sleeping bags, 'unlimited pizza' and 'film till midnight'.

  2. B

    To na moje urodziny! Wszyscy w klasie już mieli nocowankę, tylko ja jeszcze nigdy.

    It's for my birthday! Everyone in my class has had a sleepover already, except me.

  3. A

    Pięcioro dzieci na noc na naszych czterdziestu ośmiu metrach? Przeżywszy twoje zeszłoroczne urodziny w sali zabaw, proponuję dwoje i film do dziewiątej.

    Five children overnight in our forty-eight square metres? Having survived your party at the soft play centre last year, I'm proposing two, and a film till nine.

  4. B

    Dwoje? To nie impreza, tylko zebranie! A bliźniaki liczą się jako jedna osoba, bo są takie same.

    Two? That's not a party, that's a meeting! And the twins count as one person, because they're exactly the same.

  5. A

    Bliźnięta to dwoje dzieci, synku, a te hałasują za czworo. Pilnowałam obojga na zjeżdżalni i do dziś dzwoni mi w uszach.

    Twins are two children, sweetheart, and those two make enough noise for four. I kept an eye on both of them on the slide, and my ears are still ringing.

  6. B

    Ale ja już wszystkim rozdałem zaproszenia! A Lusia kupiła mi prezent, wielki, w kształcie dinozaura!

    But I've already given out all the invitations! And Lusia's bought me a present, a huge one, shaped like a dinosaur!

  7. A

    Rozdawszy zaproszenia, zanim zapytałeś mnie o zgodę, postawiłeś mnie przed faktem dokonanym. Sprytne, ale takie numery lubią się mścić.

    By handing out the invitations before you'd asked my permission, you've presented me with a fait accompli. Clever, but tricks like that have a way of backfiring.

  8. B

    Co to jest fakt dokonany? To coś złego?

    What's a fait accompli? Is it something bad?

  9. A

    To wtedy, kiedy ktoś najpierw działa, a potem pyta, czyli ty. Dobrze, pójdę ci na rękę: troje gości, gasimy światło o dziesiątej, a rano wszyscy sprzątacie.

    It's when someone acts first and asks afterwards, like you. All right, I'll meet you halfway: three guests, lights out at ten, and in the morning you all tidy up.

  10. B

    Czworo i do jedenastej! A wy z tatą możecie spać u babci, żeby wam nie było głośno.

    Four, and till eleven! And you and Dad can sleep at Grandma's, so it won't be too noisy for you.

  11. A

    Czworo, niech stracę, ale oboje z tatą zostajemy na posterunku, z zatyczkami w uszach. I cisza nocna o jedenastej, ani minuty później.

    Four, I'll take the hit, but Dad and I are both staying at our posts, with earplugs in. And lights out at eleven, not a minute later.

  12. B

    Super! To lecę powiedzieć tacie, bo on się zgodził tylko na troje i do dziesiątej!

    Yay! I'm off to tell Dad, then, because he only said yes to three, and till ten!

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