Day 116: The Rain Clause
In the garden of his grandmother's guest house in Rowy on the Baltic coast, ten-year-old LeoÅ› (A), who is helping out there for the summer, hands his grandmother Walentyna (B) a sheet of paper.
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
Babciu, napisałem umowę. Jak mam dalej nosić gościom walizki, musisz ją podpisać.
Gran, I've written a contract. If I'm going to keep carrying the guests' suitcases, you have to sign it.
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B
No proszę, jak w prawdziwej firmie. Dziesięć złotych dziennie i wolne w razie deszczu?
Well, well, just like a real company. Ten złoty a day and a day off if it rains?
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A
Dzięki mnie goście nie ciągną walizek od przystanku! Każdy to docenia.
Thanks to me, the guests don't have to drag their suitcases from the bus stop! Everyone appreciates it.
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B
Niech ci będzie, choć to wbrew zdrowemu rozsądkowi. Tylko punkt o deszczu zostanie skreślony, bo prognozy są fatalne.
Fine, have it your way, though it's against my better judgement. But the rain clause will be crossed out, because the forecast is dreadful.
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A
No to skreśl. Ale dodaję nowy punkt: w razie upału pracownik dostaje lody!
Cross it out, then. But I'm adding a new clause: in the event of a heatwave, the employee gets ice cream!
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B
Wymagający z ciebie pracownik. Przy twoim apetycie pójdę z torbami.
What a demanding employee you are. With your appetite, I'll go broke.
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A
Spokojnie, babciu. Przecież sama mówiłaś, że prognozy są fatalne.
Relax, Gran. You said yourself the forecast was dreadful.
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