Day 59: Too Busy for Sunday Dinner
In Kalisz, Sylwia (A) drops in on her mother-in-law, Mrs Elżbieta (B), with whom she is still on formal terms.
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
W niedzielę znowu nie będzie nas na obiedzie.
We won't be at Sunday dinner again this week.
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B
Znowu? Jacka nie było u mnie przez cały miesiąc.
Again? Jacek hasn't been round to see me for a whole month.
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A
Wiem, brakuje nam czasu. Remontujemy mały pokój.
I know, we're short of time. We're doing up the small room.
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B
Ten mały? Przecież stoi pusty.
The small one? But it's just standing empty.
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A
Za pół roku ktoś w nim zamieszka. Zostanie pani babcią.
In six months someone will be living in it. You're going to be a grandmother.
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B
Babcią? Pani Sylwio, to może mówmy sobie po imieniu?
A grandmother? Sylwia, don't you think it's time we used first names?
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