Day 173: Bedtime on Spanish Time
At a pharmacy in Chojnice, Mrs Helena (A), an elderly customer who has just come back from visiting her daughter in Spain, asks the young pharmacist (B) for help.
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
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A
Poproszę coś na żołądek. Wczoraj wróciłam od córki z Hiszpanii.
I'd like something for my stomach, please. I got back from my daughter's in Spain yesterday.
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B
Pewnie nie przyzwyczaiła się pani do hiszpańskiej kuchni.
I expect you're not used to Spanish food.
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A
Kuchnia pyszna, ale kolacja o dziesiątej? Ja wtedy już śpię!
The food was delicious, but dinner at ten? I'm asleep by then!
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B
Po tych tabletkach żołądek się uspokoi. A kolację najlepiej jeść trzy godziny przed snem.
These tablets will settle your stomach. And it's best to have dinner three hours before bed.
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A
To w Hiszpanii mam chodzić spać o pierwszej w nocy?
So in Spain I'm supposed to go to bed at one in the morning?
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