Day 11 of 12

Day 11: A Wristband with an Alarm

In her flat in Radom, Halina (A) eyes a present from her daughter Beata (B) and her teenage grandson Kuba (C).

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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  1. A

    Je艣li to znowu ta opaska z alarmem, to od razu m贸wi臋: nie.

    If that's that wristband with the alarm again, I'm telling you right now: no.

  2. B

    Mamo, wystarczy jeden upadek. Je艣li cokolwiek si臋 stanie, opaska sama wezwie pomoc.

    Mum, one fall is all it takes. If anything happens, the wristband will call for help by itself.

  3. C

    Babciu, wygl膮da jak kt贸ry艣 z tych modnych zegark贸w. Nikt si臋 nie kapnie.

    Grandma, it looks like one of those trendy watches. Nobody'll notice.

  4. A

    Du偶o si臋 m贸wi o starzej膮cym si臋 spo艂ecze艅stwie, a ludziom w moim wieku odbiera si臋 samodzielno艣膰.

    There's a lot of talk about the ageing society, and yet people my age get their independence taken away.

  5. B

    Nikt ci niczego nie odbiera, mamo. Po prostu chc臋 spa膰 spokojnie.

    Nobody's taking anything away from you, Mum. I just want to be able to sleep at night.

  6. C

    A do tego b臋dziesz mog艂a liczy膰 kroki i 艣ciga膰 si臋 ze mn膮.

    And you'll be able to count your steps and race me.

  7. A

    Z kim艣, kto nie wstaje od komputera? No dobrze, wezm臋 j膮, ale przesta艅cie dzwoni膰 co wiecz贸r.

    With someone who never gets up from the computer? Oh, all right, I'll take it, but stop ringing me every evening.

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