Day 16: The Colleague Who Won't Go Home
Over coffee after work in Rzeszów, Natalia (A) complains to her friend Iza (B) about a colleague at her office.
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
Od tygodnia siedzę obok kaszlącego kolegi. Zaraz oszaleję.
I've been sitting next to a coughing colleague for a week. I'm going to lose my mind.
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B
Nie siedź cicho. Niech weźmie zwolnienie i leży w domu.
Don't just keep quiet. He should take sick leave and stay home in bed.
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A
Mówi, że na zwolnieniu dostałby tylko osiemdziesiąt procent pensji.
He says that on sick leave he'd only get eighty per cent of his pay.
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B
A szef nic? Za tydzień będzie miał cały dział kichających pracowników.
And the boss does nothing? In a week he'll have a whole department of sneezing staff.
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A
Szef go dziś nawet pochwalił za poświęcenie. Apsik!
Today the boss even praised him for his dedication. Atchoo!
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B
Tylko nie idź jutro do pracy, bohaterko. I nie całuj mnie na pożegnanie.
Just don't go into work tomorrow, hero. And don't kiss me goodbye.
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