Day 185 of 185

Day 185: Finishing Early for ZAKSA

At the end of his first week at an engineering firm in K臋dzierzyn-Ko藕le, home of the ZAKSA volleyball club, a young new employee (B) is stopped on his way out by his manager (A).

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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  1. A

    Zanim pan wyjdzie, jeszcze jedno: w 艣rod臋 z powodu meczu ZAKSY ko艅czymy wcze艣niej. Idzie pan z nami?

    Before you go, one more thing: on Wednesday we're finishing early because of the ZAKSA match. Are you coming with us?

  2. B

    Dzi臋kuj臋 uprzejmie, ale na 艣rod臋 jestem ju偶 um贸wiony, wi臋c z pa艅stwem raczej nie p贸jd臋.

    Thank you kindly, but I've already got plans for Wednesday, so I probably won't be coming with you all.

  3. A

    Szkoda. Prezes, kt贸ry pono膰 od dwudziestu lat nie opu艣ci艂 偶adnego meczu, lubi poznawa膰 nowych ludzi na trybunach.

    That's a shame. The CEO, who apparently hasn't missed a single match in twenty years, likes getting to know new people in the stands.

  4. B

    Wiem, siedzi w trzecim rz臋dzie, w szaliku, kt贸ry pami臋ta trzy triumfy w Lidze Mistrz贸w.

    I know, he sits in the third row, in a scarf that's seen all three Champions League wins.

  5. A

    Sk膮d pan to wie? Przecie偶 pracuje pan u nas od poniedzia艂ku.

    How do you know that? You've only been working here since Monday.

  6. B

    Od dziesi臋ciu lat siedz臋 rz膮d za nim. To z nim jestem um贸wiony.

    I've been sitting in the row behind him for ten years. He's the one I've got plans with.

  7. A

    To niech pan delikatnie wspomni prezesowi, kto pana wprowadza艂 w pierwszym tygodniu.

    Then do drop the CEO a gentle hint about who showed you the ropes in your first week.

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