Day 169: Actors in White Coats
At a pharmacy in Starogard Gdański, Mrs Lidia (A), an elderly customer, shows the young pharmacist (B) some pills she has ordered online.
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
Panie magistrze, niech pan zobaczy, jakie tabletki zamówiłam przez internet!
Look at the pills I've ordered online!
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B
To tylko suplement, nie lek. Ile pani za nie zapłaciła?
That's just a supplement, not a medicine. How much did you pay for them?
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A
Dwieście złotych, ale w reklamie lekarze mówili, że kolana będą jak nowe.
Two hundred złoty, but the doctors in the advert said my knees would be as good as new.
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B
Pewnie aktorzy w białych fartuchach. Otwierała pani opakowanie?
Probably actors in white coats. Have you opened the packet?
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A
Jeszcze nie, czekałam, co pan powie.
Not yet, I was waiting to hear what you'd say.
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B
To powinna je pani odesłać, ma pani czternaście dni. Na kolana najlepsze są spacery.
Then you should send them back, you've got fourteen days. The best thing for your knees is walking.
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