Day 66: Drones Over the Vistula
In their flat in Grudzi膮dz, with their dog Bruno asleep under the table, Milena (A) tells her boyfriend Oskar (B) how she has answered the city's survey on New Year's Eve fireworks.
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
Miasto pyta w ankiecie o zakaz fajerwerk贸w w sylwestra. Zag艂osowa艂am ju偶, oczywi艣cie na tak.
The city's running a survey on banning fireworks on New Year's Eve. I've already voted yes, of course.
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B
Zakaz? To jedyna noc, kiedy zar贸wno dzieci, jak i dziadkowie wychodz膮 razem na dw贸r.
A ban? It's the one night when kids and grandparents alike go outside together.
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A
Wyj艣膰 mo偶na, tylko bez petard. Bruno co roku trz臋sie si臋 w wannie, jak gdyby 艣wiat si臋 ko艅czy艂.
They can still go outside, just without the bangers. Every year Bruno shakes in the bathtub as if the world were ending.
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B
To zawieziemy Brunona do moich rodzic贸w na wie艣. Tradycji nie zmienia si臋 dla jednego psa.
Then we'll drive Bruno to my parents' in the country. You don't change a tradition for the sake of one dog.
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A
Na wsi strzelaj膮 jeszcze g艂o艣niej. Zreszt膮 miasto proponuje w zamian pokaz dron贸w nad Wis艂膮.
It's even louder in the country. Besides, the city's offering a drone show over the Vistula instead.
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B
Dron贸w? To zmienia posta膰 rzeczy, bo drony robi膮 wi臋ksze wra偶enie ni偶 dym i huk.
Drones? That changes things, because drones are more impressive than smoke and noise.
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A
Przed chwil膮 broni艂e艣 tradycji, a teraz wystarczy ci kilkaset lataj膮cych zabawek?
A minute ago you were defending tradition, and now a few hundred flying toys will do?
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B
Tradycje te偶 si臋 zmieniaj膮. Zag艂osuj臋 na tak, o ile przyjm膮 mnie do ekipy od dron贸w.
Traditions change too. I'll vote yes, as long as they let me join the drone crew.
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