Day 164: Only the Tomatoes
On a hot July afternoon, two retired women who have been friends and next-door neighbours for decades (A and B) sit on the bench by the notice board outside the shop in their village near 艁uk贸w.
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
Czyta艂a艣 og艂oszenie? Do odwo艂ania nie wolno podlewa膰 ogr贸dk贸w wod膮 z kranu.
Have you read the announcement? Until further notice, we're not allowed to water our gardens with tap water.
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B
Matko jedyna, w taki upa艂? A czym ja mam podlewa膰 pomidory?
Good Lord, in this heat? And what am I supposed to water my tomatoes with?
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A
Nie wiem, kochana. W贸jt pisze, 偶e przez du偶e zu偶ycie wody wieczorami spada ci艣nienie.
I don't know, dear. The commune head says that with so much water being used, the pressure drops in the evenings.
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B
To niech si臋 we藕mie za tych, co po nocach lej膮 wod臋 na trawniki. Ja jej nie marnuj臋, podlewam tylko pomidory.
Then he should go after the people who pour water on their lawns at night. I don't waste it, I only water my tomatoes.
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A
A ten zraszacz, kt贸ry chodzi u ciebie do trzeciej w nocy?
And what about that sprinkler of yours that runs until three in the morning?
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B
Wnuczek mi go za艂o偶y艂 w maju. W艂膮cza si臋 sam, a ja nie wiem, gdzie si臋 go wy艂膮cza.
My grandson put it in for me in May. It switches itself on, and I've no idea where you turn it off.
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A
To dzwo艅 do wnuczka, zanim w贸jt si臋 dowie, dok膮d znika woda z ca艂ej wsi.
Then ring your grandson, before the commune head finds out where the whole village's water is going.
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