Day 40: Decided at the Mother-in-Law's
In a rented flat in Częstochowa, Joanna (A) opens the door to her landlord, Mr Leszek Kubiak (B), who has dropped by without warning.
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
Panie Leszku, pan tutaj? Czynsz przelałam w poniedziałek.
Leszek, what brings you here? I transferred the rent on Monday.
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B
Nie chodzi o czynsz. U teściowej postanowiono, że po ślubie zamieszka tu mój syn.
It's not about the rent. It's been decided at my mother-in-law's that my son will move in here after his wedding.
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A
Beze mnie? Przecież umowa została podpisana na dwa lata.
Decided without me? But the contract was signed for two years.
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B
Wiem, to samo powiedziałem przy stole. Niestety zostałem przegłosowany.
I know, I said the same thing at the table. Unfortunately, I was outvoted.
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A
Przykro mi, ale nigdzie się nie wybieram. Proszę tak przekazać rodzinie.
I'm sorry, but I'm not going anywhere. Please tell your family exactly that.
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B
Znakomicie, na to liczyłem. Mogę powtórzyć teściowej, że pani stanowczo odmówiła?
Excellent, that's just what I was hoping for. May I tell my mother-in-law that you flatly refused?
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