Day 137: The Wrong Queue Ticket
At the vehicle registration office in Głogów, Liliana (A), who has come to register her first car, is waiting with her friends Sambor (B) and Otylia (C).
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
Mamy numer sto dwanaście, a na tablicy jest dopiero czterdzieści.
We're number a hundred and twelve, and the board's only on forty.
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B
Jeśli tak dalej pójdzie, wyjdziemy stąd wieczorem.
If it goes on like this, we'll be here till evening.
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C
Pokaż ten numerek. Przecież tu jest napisane „Prawa jazdy”!
Show me that ticket. It says "Driving licences" on it!
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A
No i? Gdy wchodziłam, widziałam tylko jeden automat.
So? When I came in, I only saw one machine.
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B
Są dwa. Auto zarejestrujesz za rogiem, tam nie ma kolejki.
There are two. You can register the car round the corner, and there's no queue there.
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C
To biegnij! Jeżeli się pospieszysz, złapiesz urzędniczkę przed przerwą.
Then run! If you hurry, you'll catch the clerk before her break.
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