Day 131: Three Days for Bigos
In Cesia's kitchen in Hajnówka, her old friend Felicja (A) lifts the lid of the pot in which Cesia (B) is making bigos for her grandson's name day party.
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
Cesiu, bigos robisz dopiero dzisiaj? Przecież powinien się dusić trzy dni.
Cesia, you're only making the bigos today? It should stew for three days!
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B
Wiem, wszyscy mi to mówią od czterdziestu lat.
I know, everyone's been telling me that for forty years.
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A
To czemu nie zaczęłaś w środę?
Then why didn't you start on Wednesday?
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B
Zaczęłam! Ale mąż wstał w nocy i sam zjadł cały garnek.
I did! But my husband got up in the night and ate the whole pot by himself.
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A
Cały garnek? To powinnaś być dumna, lepszej recenzji nie dostaniesz.
The whole pot? Then you should be proud: you won't get a better review than that.
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