Day 8: Underlined in Pencil
Over Sunday coffee in Rzeszów, Andrzej (A) shares his verdict on a popular psychology book with his daughter Magda (B), a young psychologist.
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
Przeczytawszy tę książkę, mam pewność: twój Kamil to podręcznikowy narcyz.
Having read this book, I'm certain: your Kamil is a textbook narcissist.
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B
Tato, przeczytawszy jeden poradnik, nie zostaje się psychologiem. „Narcyz” to dziś zresztą słowo wytrych.
Dad, reading one self-help book doesn't make you a psychologist. Besides, "narcissist" is a catch-all word these days.
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A
Sama przyznasz, że on ciągle mówi o sobie i nie znosi krytyki.
You'll admit yourself that he's always talking about himself and can't stand criticism.
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B
To klasyczny efekt Barnuma: ogólnikowy opis każdy uzna za trafny, jak horoskop.
That's the classic Barnum effect: everyone finds a vague description accurate, like a horoscope.
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A
Autor powołuje się na badania, z których wynika, że narcyzów przybywa, zwłaszcza wśród mężczyzn w średnim wieku.
The author cites research showing that narcissists are on the rise, especially among middle-aged men.
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B
Kamil ma dwadzieścia sześć lat. Skąd ty w ogóle wytrzasnąłeś tę książkę?
Kamil is twenty-six. Where did you even get hold of that book?
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A
Od mamy, na imieniny. Zaznaczyła nawet ołówkiem kilka fragmentów, ciekawe po co.
From your mum, for my name day. She even marked a few passages in pencil, I wonder why.
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