Day 121: Hiring for the Class Hamster
During the long break at a primary school in Iława, ten-year-old Ksawery (A), the class president, interviews his classmate Blanka (B), who wants to look after the class hamster, Pączek, over the winter holidays.
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
Dzień dobry, proszę usiąść. Najpierw będzie rozmowa, po czym przejdziemy do testu z karmienia klasowego chomika.
Good morning, please take a seat. First there'll be an interview, after which we'll move on to the class hamster feeding test.
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B
Ksawery, przecież znamy się od przedszkola. No dobra: przyniosłam życiorys, a moim atutem jest doświadczenie ze zwierzętami.
Ksawery, we've known each other since nursery school. Oh, all right: I've brought my CV, and my strong point is my experience with animals.
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A
Jakie konkretnie? Przypominam, że poprzednia opiekunka została zwolniona, bo Pączek zwiał jej za kaloryfer.
What experience exactly? May I remind you that the previous carer was dismissed because Pączek made a run for it behind the radiator on her watch.
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B
Zarówno moje rybki, jak i świnka morska babci wciąż żyją. Babcia może mi wystawić referencje.
Both my fish and my gran's guinea pig are still alive. My gran can give me a reference.
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A
Dobrze, a jaka jest twoja największa słabość? Tylko szczerze, bo moja mama pracuje w kadrach i mówi, że kłamstwo zawsze wychodzi na jaw.
Good. And what's your biggest weakness? Just be honest, because my mum works in HR, and she says lies always come out.
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B
Młodszy brat, bo otwiera wszystko, co ma drzwiczki. Ale na ferie jedzie do dziadków, zatem to ryzyko zostanie wyeliminowane.
My little brother, because he opens anything with a little door. But he's going to our grandparents' for the holidays, so that risk will be eliminated.
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A
Wobec tego gratuluję, zostałaś przyjęta na okres próbny, a z testu z karmienia jesteś zwolniona. Masz jakieś pytania?
In that case, congratulations, you've been taken on for a trial period, and you're excused from the feeding test. Do you have any questions?
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B
Tak, jedno: czy z chomika można potem awansować na rybki pani dyrektor?
Yes, just one: after the hamster, is there a chance of promotion to the head teacher's fish?
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