Day 18: Wax Through a Key
At their company's party in Gdańsk at the end of November, Kamil (A) asks his coworker Magda (B) what she is setting up.
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
Magda, co ty robisz z tym starym kluczem?
Magda, what are you doing with that old key?
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B
Andrzejki! Wosk jest topiony nad świecą, a potem leje się go przez ucho klucza.
It's St Andrew's Eve! The wax is melted over a candle, and then it's poured through the eye of a key.
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A
Przecież to zabawa dla panien marzących o mężu.
But that's a game for girls dreaming of a husband.
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B
Nie narzekaj, tylko lej. O, widzisz ten cień przypominający wózek dla dziecka?
Stop complaining and pour. Oh, see that shadow that looks like a pram?
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A
Jaki wózek? To wyraźnie samochód, i to sportowy.
What pram? That's clearly a car, and a sports car at that.
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B
Jasne. Tylko nie pokazuj go swojej Kasi, bo zacznie wybierać imiona.
Sure. Just don't show it to your Kasia, or she'll start picking baby names.
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