Day 173: The Friday Doughnut Ban
At the Monday meeting of a courier company's regional office in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, the manager (A) has an announcement for his two young employees (B and C).
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
Proszę państwa, zanim zaczniemy: od przyszłego tygodnia koniec z piątkowymi pączkami.
Before we start, everyone: from next week, no more Friday doughnuts.
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B
Jak to? Przecież to nasza jedyna motywacja, żeby w piątek w ogóle przyjść do pracy!
What? But they're our only motivation to come in to work on a Friday at all!
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C
Myślisz, że to przez akcję „Zdrowy pracownik”, o której był mail z centrali?
Do you think it's because of the 'Healthy Employee' campaign head office emailed us about?
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A
Nie, to sprawa osobista. Na badaniach okresowych lekarz kazał mi schudnąć dziesięć kilo, a nie potrafię się oprzeć pączkom.
No, it's personal. At my last work medical, the doctor told me to lose ten kilos, and I can't resist a doughnut.
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B
Może wystarczy, że pan nie będzie ich jadł? My pana chętnie wyręczymy.
Wouldn't it be enough if you just didn't eat them? We'd gladly take them off your hands.
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A
Próbowałem przez trzy piątki. Za każdym razem pączek z różą sam wskakiwał mi do ręki.
I tried for three Fridays. Every time, a rose doughnut jumped into my hand all by itself.
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C
Proponuję kompromis: pączki zostają, a pan w piątki pracuje z domu.
I propose a compromise: the doughnuts stay, and you work from home on Fridays.
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