Day 42: Mr Kleks on Trial
On the sofa at home in Kalisz, after a family screening of the 1983 film Akademia pana Kleksa (Mr Kleks' Academy), Agata (A) and Robert (B) ask their daughter Lenka (C), who saw the 2023 remake at the cinema, for her verdict.
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
Lenko, jesteś jedyną osobą w tym domu, która widziała obie wersje. Jaki werdykt?
Lenka, you're the only person in this house who's seen both versions. What's the verdict?
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B
Tylko szczerze. Ten film to klasyka polskiego kina familijnego, ale nie musisz mnie oszczędzać.
Be honest, though. That film's a classic of Polish family cinema, but you don't have to spare my feelings.
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C
Mama mówiła, żebym była dla ciebie miła, więc zacznę od plusów: piosenki są super.
Mum told me to be nice to you, so I'll start with the good bits: the songs are great.
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B
Tylko piosenki? Na tym legendarnym filmie wychowało się całe pokolenie, a scenografia do dziś robi wrażenie!
Just the songs? A whole generation grew up on that legendary film, and the sets are still impressive today!
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C
Chociaż Kleks jest śmieszny, akcja strasznie się wlecze. I czemu w akademii uczą się sami chłopcy?
Even though Kleks is funny, the plot drags terribly. And why are there only boys at the academy?
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A
Trafna uwaga. Mimo że kocham ten film, dziewczyny w roli głównej zawsze mi w nim brakowało.
Fair point. Even though I love that film, I've always felt it was missing a girl in the lead role.
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B
No dobrze, nowa adaptacja ma swoje zalety, choć Tomasz Kot to jednak nie Fronczewski.
All right, the new adaptation has its merits, though Tomasz Kot is no Fronczewski.
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C
Tato, a kto to jest Fronczewski?
Dad, who's Fronczewski?
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