Day 159: Picked Last in PE
In the car outside a primary school in Chojnice on a rainy afternoon, a mother (A) notices that her nine-year-old son, Bruno (B), is unusually quiet.
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
Synku, jesteś dziś strasznie cichy. Stało się coś w szkole?
Sweetheart, you're very quiet today. Did something happen at school?
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B
Nikt mnie nie lubi. Na WF-ie wybierali drużyny, a ja zostałem ostatni.
Nobody likes me. In PE they were picking teams, and I was the last one left.
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A
To musiało być przykre. Ale to, że wybrali cię na końcu, nie znaczy, że nikt cię nie lubi.
That must have hurt. But being picked last doesn't mean nobody likes you.
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B
Znaczy! Fajnych zawsze wybierajÄ… na poczÄ…tku.
Yes, it does! They always pick the cool kids first.
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A
Wybierają najszybszych. A kto przed chwilą machał ci spod szkoły, chociaż lało jak z cebra?
They pick the fastest ones. And who was waving to you outside the school just now, even though it was pouring with rain?
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B
No, kolega z ławki. Ale on lubi wszystkich, więc się nie liczy.
Well, the boy I sit next to. But he likes everyone, so he doesn't count.
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A
Liczy się, i to podwójnie. Ten, kto lubi wszystkich, mógł usiąść z kimkolwiek, a wybrał ciebie.
He counts twice over. Someone who likes everyone could have sat with anyone, and he chose you.
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