Day 80: Politics Over the Fence
Outside the house she rents in a village near Kartuzy, Anita (A), who moved there from Sopot in the spring, stops her landlord and neighbour, Mr Stefan (B), the morning after a village meeting.
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 Stefanie, dlaczego nikt wczoraj nie poparł mojego wniosku?
Stefan, why did nobody back my proposal last night?
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B
Bo przyszła pani z prezentacją, a u nas najpierw rozmawia się przy płocie.
Because you turned up with a presentation, and round here people talk things over at the fence first.
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A
Przecież chodziło o drogę, na której po deszczu można się zakopać.
But it was about the road where you get stuck every time it rains.
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B
Wszyscy o tym wiedzą. Ale tutejsi nie lubią, jak ktoś z miasta ich poucza.
Everyone knows that. But people round here don't like being lectured by someone from the city.
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A
To co mam zrobić, aby następnym razem mnie poparli?
So what do I have to do to get their backing next time?
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B
Porozmawiać z każdym osobno, przy płocie. Ja na przykład bardzo lubię sernik.
Talk to everyone one by one, over the fence. I, for one, am very partial to cheesecake.
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A
Dobrze, upiekę. Ale kawałek dostanie pan dopiero po głosowaniu.
All right, I'll bake one. But you won't get a slice until after the vote.
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