Day 191: A Sword in the Hall
At home in Gniew, a woman (A) finds something unexpected in the hall and asks her husband (B) about it.
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
Czemu w przedpokoju stoi miecz? Znowu zapisałeś się do jakiegoś klubu?
Why is there a sword in the hall? Have you joined some club again?
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B
Zostałem rycerzem! Czternastego czerwca mamy pierwszy turniej na zamku.
I've become a knight! We've got our first tournament at the castle on the fourteenth of June.
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A
Czternastego czerwca? Przecież to nasza rocznica ślubu!
The fourteenth of June? But that's our wedding anniversary!
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B
Wiem, dlatego jedziesz ze mną. Będziesz albo damą, albo kucharką.
I know, that's why you're coming with me. You'll be either a lady or a cook.
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A
Kucharką w naszą rocznicę? To już wolę być damą.
A cook, on our anniversary? Then I'd rather be a lady.
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B
Świetnie. Śliczna dama daje chusteczkę rycerzowi, który wygra, czyli mnie.
Great. The lovely lady gives her handkerchief to the knight who wins, meaning me.
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