Day 150: Before Dinner or with the Cake?
In Zgierz, at the ninetieth birthday party of Aureliusz's grandmother, Irmina (A) and her boyfriend Aureliusz (B) step out onto the balcony to talk about their news.
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
No to kiedy im powiemy? Przed obiadem czy przy torcie?
So when shall we tell them? Before dinner or with the cake?
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B
Przy torcie. Babcia zostanie prababcią, lepszego prezentu nie wymyślimy.
With the cake. Grandma's going to be a great-grandmother, and we won't come up with a better present.
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A
Tylko twoja mama chyba coÅ› podejrzewa.
Only I think your mum suspects something.
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B
Pytała mnie, czemu nie pijesz kawy. Przeważnie pijesz trzy.
She asked me why you're not drinking coffee. You usually have three.
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A
No to po niespodziance. Za pięć minut wie cała rodzina.
Well, so much for the surprise. In five minutes the whole family will know.
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