Day 50: Kept as a Warning
In his flat in Kutno, retired railwayman Edward (A) agrees to hear out his grandson Mikołaj (B), who has advice on what to do with his savings.
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
Dobrze, Mikołaju, wysłucham cię, zanim cokolwiek postanowię. Tylko bez spekulacji i angielskich skrótów.
All right, Mikołaj, I'll hear you out before I decide anything. Just no speculation and no English abbreviations.
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B
Na lokacie tracisz, dziadku, bo oprocentowanie nie nadąża za inflacją. Zainwestujmy w fundusz indeksowy.
You're losing money on that deposit, Grandpa, because the interest rate isn't keeping up with inflation. Let's invest in an index fund.
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A
Już to przerabiałem. Piętnaście lat wpłacałem na książeczkę mieszkaniową, a hiperinflacja zjadła wszystko.
I've been through that before. For fifteen years I paid into a housing savings book, and hyperinflation ate the lot.
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B
Zaraz, masz ją jeszcze? Państwo wciąż wypłaca do takich książeczek premię gwarancyjną, nieraz kilkadziesiąt tysięcy.
Hang on, have you still got it? The state still pays a guarantee bonus on books like that, sometimes tens of thousands.
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A
Leży w szufladzie. Straciwszy na niej oszczędności całego życia, trzymam ją ku przestrodze.
It's in the drawer. Having lost my life savings on it, I keep it as a warning.
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B
I dobrze, że ją trzymasz. Premia przysługuje między innymi na remont, a ty od lat narzekasz na okna.
Good thing you kept it. You can get the bonus for renovation, among other things, and you've been complaining about your windows for years.
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A
Czyli moja najgorsza inwestycja po trzydziestu latach w szufladzie sfinansuje mi nowe okna?
So my worst investment, after thirty years in a drawer, is going to pay for new windows?
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B
Najlepiej zarabiają ci, którzy zapominają o swoich inwestycjach. Tylko zanieś ją do PKO, zanim znowu zapomnisz.
The people who earn the most are the ones who forget about their investments. Just take it to PKO before you forget again.
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