Day 118: A Job Across the River
In their kitchen in Gubin, on the German border, Judyta (A), a nurse, tells her husband Augustyn (B) about an offer from the hospital in Guben, the German town just across the river.
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
Szpital w Guben chce mnie zatrudnić. Płacą tam o wiele lepiej niż tutaj.
The hospital in Guben wants to hire me. They pay much better there than here.
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B
Ja kilkanaście lat jeździłem za chlebem do Holandii, a ty za granicę pójdziesz pieszo!
I spent a dozen years or so going off to Holland to earn a living, and you'll be going abroad on foot!
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A
Nie ciesz się za wcześnie. Za rok muszę zdać niemiecki, a ledwo znam kilkadziesiąt słów.
Don't celebrate too soon. In a year I have to pass a German exam, and I barely know a few dozen words.
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B
Gdybyś się uparła, nauczyłabyś się nawet chińskiego. Znam cię od dwudziestu lat.
If you set your mind to it, you'd even learn Chinese. I've known you for twenty years.
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A
Łatwo ci mówić. A ile ty się nauczyłeś holenderskiego przez tyle lat?
Easy for you to say. And how much Dutch did you learn in all those years?
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B
Tyle, ile trzeba. Brygadzista był z Radomia.
As much as I needed. The foreman was from Radom.
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