Day 136: Until the Library Closes
One evening in the library of the state college in Ciechanów, Cyryl (A) and Gaja (B), who are revising for tomorrow's exam, notice their lecturer, Professor Michalska (C), at the next 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
Nie odwracaj siÄ™, ale przy stoliku obok siedzi Michalska.
Don't turn round, but Michalska's sitting at the next table.
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B
O ósmej wieczorem? Może też wkuwa do jutrzejszego egzaminu.
At eight in the evening? Maybe she's cramming for tomorrow's exam too.
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C
Słyszę państwa. Nie wkuwam, tylko wybieram pięć pytań z sześćdziesięciu.
I can hear you. I'm not cramming, I'm choosing five questions out of sixty.
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A
Pani profesor, ilu zdało w zeszłym roku?
Professor, how many passed last year?
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C
Pięciu studentów na trzydziestu. Wszyscy siedzieli tu do zamknięcia.
Five students out of thirty. They all sat here until closing time.
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B
No to zostajemy do zamknięcia. Dawaj notatki, robimy powtórkę.
Right, we're staying until closing time. Hand over the notes, we're revising.
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