Day 21: Grażyna from the Corner Kiosk
At a newspaper kiosk on a corner by the market in Kalisz, Mateusz (A), a young reporter on the local weekly, comes to buy copies of the issue with his first article from Grażyna (B), who runs the kiosk.
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
Dzień dobry, poproszę dziesięć egzemplarzy dzisiejszego tygodnika. Jest tam mój pierwszy artykuł.
Good morning, ten copies of today's weekly, please. My first article's in it.
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B
Wiem, ten o likwidacji targowiska. Przecież prosiłam pana, żeby pan nie podawał mojego nazwiska.
I know, the one about closing down the market. But I asked you not to print my name.
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A
I nie podałem! Napisałem tylko: „pani Grażyna z kiosku na rogu”.
And I didn't! All I wrote was "Mrs Grażyna from the kiosk on the corner".
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B
Czyli wie cała dzielnica. A przez to zdanie wyrwane z kontekstu wychodzę na awanturnicę!
So the whole neighbourhood knows. And that sentence taken out of context makes me look like a troublemaker!
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A
Naczelny kazał, żebym skrócił tekst o połowę, i wyleciało całe pani uzasadnienie.
My editor told me to cut the piece in half, and your whole argument got dropped.
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B
Wie pan, że od rana sprzedałam czterdzieści egzemplarzy? Rozgłos, jak widać, interesom nie zaszkodził.
Do you know I've sold forty copies since this morning? The publicity hasn't hurt business, as you can see.
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A
To może zgodzi się pani na wywiad? Tym razem wydrukowany w całości.
Then maybe you'd agree to an interview? Printed in full this time.
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