Day 85: Replies Can Wait Until Morning
In the staffroom of a primary school in Jasło, before the first lesson, Aldona (A), an experienced teacher, sits down next to her new colleague Angelika (B).
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Pani Angeliko, trzecia kawa przed ósmą? Coś się stało?
Angelika, your third coffee before eight? Has something happened?
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B
Ledwo żyję. Tata jednego ucznia do północy pytał mnie w e-dzienniku o sprawdzian.
I'm dead on my feet. One pupil's dad kept asking me about a test on the e-register until midnight.
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A
I pani mu odpisywała? Odpisując w nocy, uczy pani rodziców złych nawyków.
And you kept replying? By answering at night, you're teaching parents bad habits.
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B
A co miałam zrobić? Ignorować go?
So what was I supposed to do? Ignore him?
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A
Niech pani poczeka do rana, zanim pani odpisze. Połowa spraw sama się wyjaśni.
Wait until the morning before you reply. Half of these things will sort themselves out.
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B
Coś w tym jest. Zanim zasnęłam, dostałam jeszcze: „Już nieaktualne, syn znalazł zeszyt”.
There's something in that. Before I fell asleep, I got one more: "Never mind, my son's found his exercise book."
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