Day 63: The Screen-Free Hour
In a café in Słupsk, Klara (A), a young woman, asks the waiter, Konrad (B), about the offer chalked on the board by the door.
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
Przepraszam, za oddanie telefonu naprawdę dostaje się sernik?
Excuse me, do you really get a slice of cheesecake for handing in your phone?
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B
Tak, to nasza „Godzina bez ekranu”. Telefon poczeka na panią za ladą.
Yes, it's our "Screen-Free Hour". Your phone will wait for you behind the counter.
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A
To spróbuję. Mój psycholog mówi, że ciągłe sprawdzanie telefonu tylko bardziej mnie stresuje.
Then I'll give it a go. My psychologist says constantly checking my phone just makes me more stressed.
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B
Proszę, sernik. Tylko że większość gości nie wytrzymuje nawet kilkunastu minut.
Here's your cheesecake. Most people can't even last a quarter of an hour, though.
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A
Ja wytrzymam. A tak z ciekawości: nikt jeszcze nie dzwonił?
I'll last. Just out of curiosity, though: has anyone rung yet?
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B
Nikt. Tylko co chwilę wyświetla się napis: „Pora na głęboki oddech”.
No one. A message just keeps popping up: "Time for a deep breath".
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A
A, to moja aplikacja do medytacji. Nawet o oddychaniu przypomina mi telefon.
Oh, that's my meditation app. Now my phone even has to remind me to breathe.
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