Day 59: The Wandering Washing Machine
In his rented flat in S艂upsk, Hubert (A), who is about to move to Bergen for work, offers his furniture and appliances to his close friend Igor (B), who is taking over the lease.
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
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A
Skoro przejmujesz mieszkanie, to meble i sprz臋ty oddam ci za dwa tysi膮ce. Po znajomo艣ci.
Since you're taking over the flat, I'll let you have the furniture and appliances for two thousand. Mates' rates.
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B
Za skrzypi膮c膮 kanap臋, ciekn膮c膮 lod贸wk臋 i pralk臋, kt贸ra przy ka偶dym praniu spaceruje po 艂azience?
For a creaking sofa, a leaking fridge and a washing machine that goes for a stroll round the bathroom with every wash?
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A
Spaceruj膮ca pralka to nie wada, tylko atut. Jak nie chcesz, wystawi臋 wszystko na OLX-ie.
A washing machine that goes for strolls isn't a flaw, it's a selling point. If you don't want it, I'll put the lot on OLX.
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B
Wystawiaj. U偶ywane kanapy sprzedaje si臋 miesi膮cami, a ty za nieca艂e dwa tygodnie lecisz do Bergen.
Go ahead. Second-hand sofas take months to sell, and you fly to Bergen in less than two weeks.
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A
To wynios臋 wszystko na wystawk臋. M贸wi si臋, 偶e meble znikaj膮 tam w godzin臋.
Then I'll put it all out for the bulky waste collection. They say furniture disappears within the hour.
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B
Najbli偶sza wystawka b臋dzie po twoim wyje藕dzie, a za wywiezienie mebli p艂aci si臋 kilkaset z艂otych. Dam pi臋膰set.
The next bulky waste collection is after you've left, and having furniture taken away costs a few hundred z艂oty. I'll give you five hundred.
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A
Lepszy wr贸bel w gar艣ci ni偶 go艂膮b na dachu. Siedemset i odwieziesz mnie na lotnisko.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Seven hundred, and you drive me to the airport.
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B
Stoi. Tylko nie m贸w pralce, za ile posz艂a, bo si臋 obrazi i wyjdzie z 艂azienki.
Deal. Just don't tell the washing machine what it went for, or it'll take offence and walk out of the bathroom.
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