Day 134: The Night Ferry to Trelleborg
On the night ferry to Trelleborg in southern Sweden, Remigiusz (A), who has worked in Sweden for years, gets talking to Oliwer (B), a young man on his way to his first job abroad.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Pierwszy raz płynie pan do Szwecji? Co chwilę zagląda pan do telefonu.
First time crossing to Sweden? You keep checking your phone.
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B
Czekam na adres. Szef miał zadbać o zakwaterowanie, ale wciąż nie napisał, dokąd mam jechać.
I'm waiting for an address. The boss was supposed to sort out accommodation, but he still hasn't told me where to go.
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A
Spokojnie, takie rzeczy załatwia się w ostatniej chwili. A gdzie będzie pan pracował?
Relax, these things get sorted at the last minute. And where will you be working?
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B
Niedaleko Trelleborga, przy budowie drewnianych domów. Kolega mówi, że im lepszy szwedzki, tym wyższa stawka.
Near Trelleborg, building wooden houses. A mate of mine says the better your Swedish, the higher your rate.
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A
Rozsądny kolega. A szefa zna pan osobiście?
Your mate talks sense. And do you know the boss personally?
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B
Tylko przez telefon. Ponoć pochodzi z Pomorza, ale nie wiem, skąd dokładnie.
Only over the phone. Apparently he's from Pomerania, but I don't know where exactly.
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A
Z Goleniowa. Adresu nie wysłał, bo cały weekend był na chrzcinach wnuczki.
From Goleniów. He hasn't sent the address because he spent the whole weekend at his granddaughter's christening.
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