Day 167: The Third This Month
At a small petrol station outside Olecko, Eryk (A), a young man driving a hire car, hurries into the shop to talk to the owner (B).
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
Przepraszam, zatankowałem benzynę do auta na ropę. Co teraz?
Excuse me, I've put petrol in a diesel car. What now?
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B
Tylko niech pan nie włącza silnika! Nie wolno przejechać ani metra.
Whatever you do, don't start the engine! You mustn't drive even a metre.
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A
Nie włączałem, na szczęście. Da się to jakoś uratować?
I haven't, luckily. Can it be saved somehow?
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B
Mechanik spuści paliwo, będzie tu za godzinę. Jest pan już trzeci w tym miesiącu.
A mechanic will drain the fuel, he'll be here in an hour. You're already the third this month.
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A
Trzeci? To może powiesi pan przy wjeździe wielki napis?
The third? Then maybe you should put up a big sign by the entrance?
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