Day 212: First Names, Swedish Style
At their parents' house in Wałcz, Tamara (A) tells her older brother (B) about her new boss.
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
Mój nowy szef, Szwed, każe mówić do siebie „Lars”.
My new boss, a Swede, tells us to call him 'Lars'.
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B
U mnie w pracy Duńczycy też mówią wszystkim po imieniu.
The Danes at my work are on first-name terms with everyone too.
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A
Tylko że pięciu starszych kolegów dalej mówi do niego „panie Larsie”.
Except that five older colleagues still call him 'Mr Lars'.
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B
A on co na to? Przyzwyczaił się?
And what does he make of that? Has he got used to it?
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A
Nawet mu się spodobało. Teraz mówi do mnie „pani Tamaro”, a jestem najmłodsza w firmie!
He's even come to like it. Now he calls me 'Miss Tamara', and I'm the youngest in the company!
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