Day 126: Fridays in the Warm Room
In the kitchen of the flat they rent in Bytom, Sara (A) shows her flatmate Diana (B), who has been working from home since December, the latest electricity bill.
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- 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
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A
Przyszedł rachunek za prąd, prawie dwa razy wyższy niż jesienią. Twoja farelka chodzi od rana do wieczora.
The electricity bill's come, and it's almost twice what it was in the autumn. Your fan heater's on from morning till night.
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B
Między przyjaciółkami nie wypada liczyć każdej kilowatogodziny. U nas od trzech lat płaci się po połowie.
Friends don't count every kilowatt-hour. For three years now, it's been half each in this flat.
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A
Bo przez trzy lata obie chodziłyśmy do biura. Należałoby rozliczać się według zużycia: podłączę do gniazdka miernik i zobaczymy, ile ciągnie farelka.
Because for three years we both went out to the office. We really ought to settle up by usage: I'll plug a meter into the socket and we'll see how much that heater draws.
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B
To liczmy wszystko. Odbieram twoje paczki od kuriera, wpuszczam hydraulika i podlewam twoje storczyki.
Then let's count everything. I take in your parcels from the courier, let the plumber in and water your orchids.
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A
Hydraulik był raz, a storczyki podlewa się raz w tygodniu. Ile to według ciebie jest warte?
The plumber came once, and orchids get watered once a week. What's all that worth, in your view?
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B
Uczciwie licząc, sporo. Proponuję tak: do końca sezonu grzewczego płacę sześćdziesiąt procent, a paczki odbieram dalej gratis.
Counting fairly, quite a lot. Here's my offer: until the end of the heating season I pay sixty per cent, and I keep taking in your parcels for free.
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A
Farelka ciągnie więcej niż lodówka i pralka razem wzięte, więc raczej dwie trzecie. Paczki możesz mi liczyć osobno.
That heater draws more than the fridge and the washing machine put together, so two thirds, more like. You can charge me for the parcels separately.
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B
Sześćdziesiąt pięć i ani grosza więcej, bo nie mam siły dłużej negocjować.
Sixty-five, and not a penny more, because I haven't got the energy to negotiate any longer.
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A
Stoi. I tak wyjdę na swoje, bo od przyszłego miesiąca pracuję w piątki z domu, a wiem już, w którym pokoju jest najcieplej.
Deal. I'll get my money's worth anyway: from next month I'm working from home on Fridays, and I already know which room is the warmest.
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