Day 1: Heating by the Square Metre
By the letterboxes of a housing co-op block in 艁贸d藕, Gra偶yna (A) stops her neighbour Bo偶ena (B), who is holding the same letter.
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
Pani Bo偶eno, widzia艂a pani rozliczenie ze sp贸艂dzielni? Znowu dop艂ata!
Bo偶ena, have you seen the statement from the co-op? We owe extra again!
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B
Widzia艂am. Podobno teraz ciep艂o jest rozliczane od metra, nie od zu偶ycia.
I have. Apparently heating's now charged by the square metre, not by how much you use.
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A
No pi臋knie. A ja ca艂膮 zim臋 chodzi艂am w swetrze.
Oh, lovely. And there I was, wearing a jumper all winter.
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B
Takie decyzje s膮 podejmowane na zebraniach, a przychodzi na nie pi臋膰 os贸b na krzy偶.
Decisions like that are made at the meetings, and hardly anyone turns up, five people at most.
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A
Niech mi pani nie m贸wi, 偶e mam chodzi膰 na zebrania.
Don't tell me I'm supposed to start going to meetings.
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B
Ja nic nie m贸wi臋, pani Gra偶yno. Zebranie jest w czwartek.
I'm not saying anything, Gra偶yna. The meeting's on Thursday.
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