Day 163: Before You Hear It Elsewhere
Fishing off a jetty on Lake Jeziorak in IÅ‚awa, a young man (A) has some news about his new job for his close friend (B).
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
Muszę ci coś powiedzieć, zanim usłyszysz to od kogoś innego. Od października pracuję w twojej firmie.
I need to tell you something before you hear it from someone else. From October I'll be working at your company.
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B
No proszę, gratuluję! A co będziesz tam robił, jeśli można wiedzieć?
Well, well, congratulations! And what will you be doing there, if I may ask?
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A
Będę kierownikiem twojego zespołu. Rekruterka prosiła, żebym na razie był dyskretny.
I'm going to be your team leader. The recruiter asked me to keep it quiet for now.
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B
Wiem, bo to ja cię poleciłem. Szefowa kazała, żebym znalazł kogoś spokojnego i rozsądnego.
I know, because I'm the one who recommended you. The boss told me to find someone calm and sensible.
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A
To ty mnie poleciłeś? A ja, naiwny, myślałem, że wygrałem z trzydziestoma kandydatami.
You recommended me? And there was me, naively thinking I'd beaten thirty other candidates.
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B
Bo wygrałeś, naprawdę. Ale za polecenie dostanę trzy tysiące premii, jeśli przetrwasz okres próbny.
You did, honestly. But I'll get a three-grand bonus for the referral if you survive your probation.
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A
To jako twój nowy szef wydaję pierwsze polecenie służbowe: z tej premii stawiasz całemu zespołowi pizzę oraz napoje.
Then, as your new boss, here's my first official order: you're buying the whole team pizza and drinks out of that bonus.
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