Day 166: Amnesty at the Town Library
In the flat they share in Brzeg, a younger sister (A) reads out a piece of local news to her older sister (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.
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A
Słuchaj, co piszą: biblioteka miejska ogłosiła amnestię. Ten, kto do końca października odda przetrzymane książki, nie zapłaci kary.
Listen to what it says here: the town library has announced an amnesty. Anyone who returns overdue books by the end of October won't pay a fine.
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B
Nareszcie jakaś przydatna wiadomość! A dotyczy to też książek, które ktoś trzyma od bardzo dawna?
Finally, some useful news! And does that include books someone has had for a very long time?
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A
Wszystkich, bez wyjątku. A czemu pytasz z takim entuzjazmem?
All of them, no exceptions. Why are you asking so eagerly?
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B
Bo mam jedną od zeszłej zimy. Leży na biurku, a ja codziennie znajduję nową wymówkę.
Because I've had one since last winter. It's sitting on my desk, and every day I come up with a new excuse.
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A
Co to za książka, z którą tak trudno ci się rozstać?
What book is so hard for you to part with?
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B
Poradnik „Jak przestać odkładać wszystko na później”. Oddam go jutro, najpóźniej w przyszłym tygodniu.
A self-help book called 'How to Stop Putting Things Off'. I'll take it back tomorrow, next week at the latest.
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