Day 147: Who Sewed This Dress?
In a chain clothes shop at a shopping centre in Bełchatów, a customer (A) holding a forty-nine-złoty dress has a question for the young shop assistant (B) before she pays.
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
Przepraszam, zanim kupię tę sukienkę: czy wie pani, kto ją uszył i ile za to dostał?
Excuse me, before I buy this dress: do you know who sewed it and how much they got paid for it?
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B
Cała nasza odzież jest szyta w certyfikowanych zakładach, które są regularnie kontrolowane przez niezależnych audytorów.
All our clothing is made in certified factories that are regularly inspected by independent auditors.
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A
To wyuczona formułka. A po ludzku: czy sukienkę za czterdzieści dziewięć złotych da się uszyć bez wyzysku?
That's the line you've been trained to say. But in plain words: can a forty-nine-złoty dress be made without exploiting anyone?
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B
Po ludzku, to wątpię. Tylko że przy moich zarobkach sama ubieram się w lumpeksie naprzeciwko.
In plain words, I doubt it. Mind you, on what I earn I buy my own clothes at the second-hand shop across the way.
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A
Czyli odradza mi pani zakup we własnym sklepie? To dość odważne jak na pracownicę sieciówki.
So you're advising me not to buy in your own shop? That's quite brave for someone who works for a chain.
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B
Pani pytała o prawdę, a nie o promocję. Zresztą w lumpeksie wisi ta sama sukienka, z metką, za dwanaście złotych.
You asked for the truth, not a sales pitch. Anyway, the very same dress is hanging in the second-hand shop, with the tag still on, for twelve złoty.
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A
Muszę się przyznać: jestem tajemniczą klientką, a pani odpowiedzi są oceniane w ramach badania zleconego przez centralę.
I have to confess: I'm a mystery shopper, and your answers are being assessed as part of a survey commissioned by head office.
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B
No to po premii. Niech pani napisze prawdę: klientka dostała rzetelną informację i zaoszczędziła trzydzieści siedem złotych.
Well, there goes my bonus. Then please write the truth: the customer received reliable information and saved thirty-seven złoty.
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