Day 10: A Crow That Counts to Four
At breakfast in Lublin, Piotr (A) reads a science story on his phone to his daughter Julka (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
Posłuchaj: naukowcy odkryli, że wrony umieją liczyć na głos, kracząc tyle razy, ile im pokazano.
Listen to this: scientists have found that crows can count out loud, cawing as many times as they're shown.
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B
A do ilu umiejÄ…? Bo ja do tysiÄ…ca.
How high can they count? Because I can count to a thousand.
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A
Tylko do czterech. Ale zdumiewające jest to, że zanim zaczną krakać, planują, ile razy to zrobią.
Only to four. But the amazing thing is that before they start cawing, they plan how many times they're going to do it.
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B
Ale sprytne! A nasza wrona z balkonu też to umie?
That's clever! Can our crow from the balcony do that too?
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A
Nasza? Czyżbyś ją dokarmiała, mimo że cię prosiłem, żebyś tego nie robiła?
Our crow? Have you been feeding it, even though I asked you not to?
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B
Tylko orzechami. Uczę ją liczyć, dając jej jeden za każde kraknięcie.
Only nuts. I'm teaching her to count, giving her one for every caw.
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A
Zanim zrobisz z niej geniusza, policzmy lepiej, ile orzechów zniknęło z mojej szuflady.
Before you turn her into a genius, let's count how many nuts have gone missing from my drawer.
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