Day 42: Swapping the Office for Trams
Over pizza in Poznań, Agata (A), who works long hours in a big company's office, has some news for her friends Dominik (B) and Emilia (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
Nareszcie się zdecydowałam: rzucam pracę w korporacji i będę prowadzić tramwaje.
I've finally made up my mind: I'm quitting my corporate job, and I'm going to drive trams.
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B
Ty, po ekonomii? Rodzice chyba złapali się za głowę.
You, with an economics degree? Your parents must have been horrified.
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A
Złapali. Ale siedząc po nocach nad raportami, zadałam sobie pytanie: po co?
They were. But sitting up night after night over reports, I asked myself: what for?
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C
Stojąc codziennie w zatłoczonym tramwaju, zazdroszczę motorniczemu, że przynajmniej siedzi.
Standing on a packed tram every day, I envy the driver: at least he gets to sit.
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B
To szaleństwo. Przecież zarobisz o połowę mniej.
That's madness. You'll earn half as much!
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C
Nie słuchaj go. Sam od roku mówi, że rzuci wszystko i wyjedzie w Bieszczady.
Don't listen to him. He's been saying for a year that he'll drop everything and run off to the Bieszczady.
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