Polish Dialogues

Welcome!

Lesson One: Welcome!

Witek: Hello!

Jurek: Hello Witek! Ooo!! What is this?

Witek: That? …Nooo…

Jurek: Is this a bouquet?

Witek: Yes, it's a bouquet… Jola…

Jurek: Aha... I understand: Jola, family, first visit.

Witek: Mhmmm...

Jurek: Good luck! Hi!

Witek: Thank you. Hi!

Mrs. Zosia: Please, please!

Witek: Good morning!

Mrs. Zosia: Good morning!

Mr. Stanisław: Welcome.

Jola: This is Witek.

Witek: Witold Stary. I'm very pleased.

Mrs. Zosia: Dude? Ooooo... a very original name... Zofia Bystrzycka. This is my husband Stanisław.

Mr. Stanisław: Bystrzycki. Nice to meet you.

Witek: Me too.

Jola: Witek!

Witek: Aha... Indeed. Please. These are flowers for you.

Mrs. Zosia: Ooooh, thank you. Beautiful bouquet. Aha… And this is our dog Mephisto.

Witek: But I guess it's not hell yet!

Mrs. Zosia: Are you listening?

Witek: Ah, nothing, nothing... A very nice dog. Black, big and… original name…

Like friend to friend

Lesson two: Like friend to friend.

Jola: Hello Dorotka! What's up?

Dorota: Nothing new. And how are you?

Jola: Thank you. Everything's all right! Do you have a cold?

Dorota: A bit... and very tired.

Jola: As always. Child, home, school. You work too much!

Dorota: Too much? But I am a mother, a wife, a teacher...

Jola: You are also a young, pretty, attractive girl.

Dorota: Really? It's a pity he doesn't think so...

Jola: Your husband!? I don't understand why you are with him...

Dorota: Jola, please!

Jola: It's okay, it's okay. I'm sorry, but who else can you talk to about this if not me? How is friend to friend? Krzysztof is not a good husband! Witek is different...

Dorota: Witek?!!! Who is Witek?

Jola: My new boyfriend. His name is Witold. He is very handsome. He is a truly handsome man! Tall, slim. And… always a little disheveled.

Dorota: Disheveled? I see …

Jola: Witek is a scientist, a physicist. He deals with atoms. Even his cat is named Atom. He is very intelligent and likeable.

Dorota: Who? Witek or Atom?

Jola: Witek, of course! He is really very smart. I am happy and in love!

Dorota: In love! It's great.

Does she love me?

Lesson three: Does she love me?

Witek: Hello!

Jurek: Hello!

Witek: What are you doing?

Jurek: Can't you see? I am reading.

Witek: I see... Are you busy?

Jurek: A little. I'm repeating German grammar. I have exam tomorrow!

Witek: Jola knows German very well. She is a translator.

Jurek: Oh...

Witek: He speaks German very well. And in English too. And besides, he knows Spanish...

Jurek: Really? Mhhmmm… Jola is a polyglot!

Witek: Jola is a wonderful girl. He has such a wonderful smile.

Jurek: Indeed: she's not ugly.

Witek: Not ugly?! Jola is beautiful... and nice. Everyone likes her, even Atom...

Jurek: Aha! Does she also like this abnormal, aggressive cat?

Witek: You are malicious. Atom does have a bad mood sometimes, but that doesn't mean he's aggressive. Jola…

Jurek: It's okay. Atom is a gentle kitten, and Jola is a special woman. You are lucky! But I have an exam tomorrow!

Witek: Or maybe I'm unlucky...

Jurek: Why? Jola is intelligent, speaks German and Spanish, has a wonderful smile, Atom likes her, you love her. Where is the problem?

Witek: I don't know... I'm not sure... I don't know if she loves me...

Jurek: Oooooo... Witek! Can you change the subject please!! !

Hello! I'm listening!

Lesson Four: Hello! I'm listening! Call.

Company: Gerpol company. I'm listening.

Dorota: Good morning. Dorota Nowak says. Can I speak to Mrs. Jolanta Bystrzycka?

Company: Mrs. Jola Bystrzycka is not here. He's with the boss. Would you like to leave a message?

Dorota: Thank you, I'll call you again. Goodbye.

Company: Goodbye.

Johnny: Mommy! Who are you calling?

Dorota: To Jola. But she's gone. Jaś: Dad's not here either... neither Grandma Kasia nor Aunt Hala... Mommy! Why don't we go to kindergarten today?

Dorota: Because you are sick. Here, this is medicine, and this is a glass of warm milk.

Johnny: I don't like milk.

Dorota: Milk is healthy.

Jaś: But it's tasteless. A piece of chocolate, please.

Dorota: Chocolate is unhealthy.

Hansel: That's not true! This is milk chocolate. And milk is healthy. Mom! Telephone!

Dorota: Hello!

Jola: Hello Dorotka. It's me, Jola.

Dorota: Jola! At last!

Jola: What is it?

Dorota: Johnny is sick, I have to go to school in the afternoon, Krzysztof is away and ...

Jola: Of course! He's gone as usual!! And your mom? Sister? Neighbor?

Dorota: They don't have them either. Only you are…

Jola: Dorotka, I'm gone too! I'm terribly busy. I'm going with my boss to the German embassy soon. Maybe in the afternoon...

Dorota: Jola, thank you!!!

Jola: I'm only doing it for you! Your marriage… It all makes no sense.

To the cinema? To the concert? Or maybe to the theater?

Lesson five: To the cinema? To the concert? Or maybe to the theater? Cafe "Pod Zieloną Żabą".

Jola: Sorry I'm late. Have you been waiting for me for a long time?

Witek: Quite long, as always...

Jola: Why are you looking at me like that?

Witek: This checkered dress... is very pretty. You are pretty!

Jola: Thank you for the compliment, but I don't look pretty at all. I'm very tired and have a cold. Only strong coffee and cough syrup can save me.

Witek: Coffee will be ready soon! What about syrup? Go to the pharmacy for medicine? They must have something for colds.

Jola: Thank you, Witeczek, you are lovely. But you know there is no cure for the common cold. What are you reading?

Witek: Cultural program for next week. Maybe we'll go somewhere?

Jola: I'd love to. What do you suggest?

Witek: Maybe to the philharmonic hall? To the concert. Chopin… good program.

Jola: You know I don't like classical music.

Witek: Maybe to the cinema? For this new Polish film.

Jola: Apparently so-so.

Witek: To the theater? … Jola: But when? I work tomorrow, and on Friday I'm going to Łódź for the whole day. We have a delegation from Berlin. I'm only free on Saturday.

Witek: It's bad luck, because I have to go to the university for a conference on Saturday. Maybe on Sunday?

Jola: I'm going to Dorota on Sunday. Johnny is sick.

Witek: So, nothing from our weekend?

Jola: It looks like it.

Witek: Too bad... Maybe next week?

We need to talk about love

Lesson six: We need to talk about love.

Mrs. Zosia: I need to talk to you.

Mr. Staś: About what?

Mrs. Zosia: About love. Jola fell in love.

Mr. Staś: Again? In whom this time?

Mrs. Zosia: In this Witek!

Mr. Staś: The one who was at dinner last week? Then you made a wonderful roast in mushroom sauce. Mmmm…

Mrs. Zosia: You're talking about roast meat, but the matter is serious. Our daughter really fell in love with this disheveled physicist!

Mr. Staś: What's wrong with that? You, too, once fell in love with a fat electrician, Zosieńka!

Mrs. Zosia: You weren't fat then, well not as fat as you are today... Do you still remember when and where we met for the first time?

Mr. Staś: Of course I remember. It was... wait... it was... it was a long time ago.

Mrs. Zosia: It was in May in this small cafe in the Old Town. I was there with my sister Ela for coffee.

Mr. Staś: I already know! After the football match! Mrs. Zosia: I had this little red hat...

Mr. Staś: Legia won! 1:0.

Mrs. Zosia: You said I look like Little Red Riding Hood! And you are a bad wolf!

Mr. Staś: Did I really say that? Bad luck! Mrs. Zosia: How unlucky!? Our meeting?! Bad luck?!!!!

Mr. Staś: Not our match, but this goal! Lewandowski scored at the last minute!

Mrs. Zosia: Do you remember when you kissed me for the first time?

Mr. Staś: Of course! … It was… it was in… the park on a walk!

Mrs. Zosia: For a walk, but not in the park, but in the botanical garden. It was at night in the summer. It was such a warm, romantic night.

Mr. Staś: I remember. It was damn hot.

Mrs. Zosia: You said that I make you feel like you're in a fairy tale about Little Red Riding Hood and the Bad Wolf.

Mr. Staś: I said that? And I didn't drink anything before?

When I grow up...

Lesson seven: When I grow up...

Hansel: Am I disturbing you?

Dorota: No, you don't bother me at all...

Johnny: I'm bored and sad.

Dorota: Why are you sad, honey? We're going on holiday soon. We will swim in the sea and sunbathe on the beach...

Jaś: And will we eat ice cream every day?

Dorota: Maybe not every day, but from time to time. But why is your face so dirty?

Hansel: It's not dirty at all, it's painted. I am Indian. You paint your face too.

Dorota: Yes, but I wear lipstick, not ink. And what is that?

Johnny: A gift for grandpa! I painted a picture.

Dorota: Very nice. And who is it?

Hansel: Me and you. We look at the sea, sky and sun. And we eat ice cream.

Dorota: Great gift! I also need to buy something for my grandfather for his name day...

Johnny: Will we go shopping tomorrow?

Dorota: Yes, tomorrow morning. I'll be helping my grandma in the afternoon.

Jaś: I'll help grandma too!

Dorota: Okay, but you won't paint your face, or the wall, or...

Johnny: I already know! When I grow up I won't be an Indian! I will be a painter!

Cafe "Under the Green Frog"

Lesson eight: The Green Frog Cafe.

Jola: Hello!

Witek: Well, finally! I'm waiting and waiting …

Jola: You really wanted to meet me... Has something happened?

Witek: No, nothing... I just wanted to see you, talk to you...

Jola: We saw each other yesterday. We talked all evening.

Witek: You were talking to this guy the whole time last night. Have you forgotten!? Jola: Who are you talking about?

Witek: You don't know who I'm talking about! I will tell you in a moment. I'm talking about that clown from the ad!

Jola: The clown from the ad? Do you think about that handsome, intelligent and witty man who works at an advertising agency?

Witek: Handsome - maybe... But intelligent and witty? Jola: Are you jealous?

Witek: Jealous? I?!!! Jola: Why are you so nervous? There's no reason.

Witek: I'm not nervous at all. Not yet. But I'll definitely be nervous if... if you meet him! Yesterday you danced with him all the time. And you danced with me only once, only once...

Jola: Twice...

Witek: Maybe you'll finally stop with this irony?! He gave you a business card...

Jola: And what's wrong with that? He is an interesting man. He even writes poems.

Witek: I'll definitely write a poem for you... And me? … I got my PhD, but I didn't write a poem. I invited you to the cinema and the theater. I was visiting your mom. I was buying flowers. But I didn't write a poem!

Jola: You invited me to the cinema twice and to the theater once. After visiting your mother, you said that this was the first and last time. You bought me flowers last time for my name day.

Witek: The last time I bought you flowers was half an hour ago. These are forget-me-nots. Won't you forget about me? Even if I don't write a poem?

Enjoy your meal!

Lesson nine: Bon appetit! Restaurant "Staropolska".

Witek: I'm hungry like a wolf. What do we order? What do we eat, what do we drink? What do you want?

Jola: I don't know yet.

Witek: Soups... (reads the card) I already know: they have good żurek soup here.

Jola: Sour rye soup with sausage...? The sausage may be stale.

Witek: Stale sausage! You're kidding! This is a good restaurant.

Jola: I prefer mushroom soup with dumplings. I like noodles. And I like mushrooms.

Witek: So, once żurek and once mushroom soup.

Jola: Yes... but mushrooms... can be poisonous...

Witek: Poisonous mushrooms!? Jola, now you're really exaggerating!

Jola: Poisonous and edible mushrooms are very similar. I think I prefer broth, broth with vegetables. Vegetables are always tasty and fresh. But the meat… Maybe red borscht…

Witek: Finally! Red borscht: fresh, hot and non-poisonous.

Jola: Hmm, what's for the second course?

Witek: Nooo!!!

Jola: I don't understand what you mean. I choose what I want.

Witek: Of course, honey. … And so? Jola: I'm hungry for... fish or duck. Although no, the duck is definitely too fatty.

Witek: Or maybe chicken: it's lean, with potatoes and green salad.

Jola: That's true, but the lettuce comes with heavy cream. Maybe dumplings? … And you? What are you ordering?

Witek: Bigos.

Jola: Bigos? I see. Then maybe me too.

Witek: But this is a terribly unhealthy and fatty dish... with mushrooms... Attention!

Waitress: What can I get?

Jola: Just a moment.

In the grocery

Lesson ten: At the grocery store.

Mrs. Zosia: Good morning!

Saleswoman: Good morning! But it's cold today! Cold Zośka! True... It's your name day. All the best!

Mrs. Zosia: Thank you. Ten eggs and one and a half kilograms of white semi-skimmed cheese, please.

Saleswoman: Will you bake a cheesecake?

Mrs. Zosia: Cheesecake and apple pie. We will have a lot of guests.

Seller: Aha... So how many apples for an apple pie?

Mrs. Zosia: A kilo is enough.

Saleswoman: Please. This is a new variety... apples sweet as honey!

Mrs. Zosia: Honey... Maybe a jar of honey too.

Saleswoman: Small or large?

Mrs. Zosia: How much does this little one cost?

Saleswoman: Six zlotys and ten zlotys for the big one.

Mrs. Zosia: I'll take the big one.

Saleswoman: You're welcome. What else?

Mrs. Zosia: A kilo of tomatoes.

Saleswoman: For soup or salad?

Mrs. Zosia: For a salad. My husband and I eat a lot of salads now. My husband is a bit too fat...

Saleswoman: Er... you're exaggerating.

Mrs. Zosia: Oh yes, yes! Too much beer, too much fatty stuff, not enough fresh fruit and vegetables. And not enough exercise. More bread... or maybe rolls? They look nice.

Saleswoman: And they taste good. It's a new species. How many buns?

Mrs. Zosia: Five.

Saleswoman: Is that all?

Mrs. Zosia: Thirty more deca's of yellow cheese, please. And a bunch of radishes.

Saleswoman: For a salad?

Mrs. Zosia: Exactly. How much do I pay?

We still have plenty of time!

Lesson eleven: We still have plenty of time!

Central Station in Warsaw - Witek is nervously waiting for Jola.

Jola: Hello, honey!

Witek: Jola!! Do you know what time it is!? Jola: I know: quarter past eleven.

Witek: Seventeen after eleven. It's very late! Our train is leaving soon!

Jola: Not in a moment, but in five minutes. Here's the timetable: express to Krakow eleven twenty-two, platform four, track two. We have a lot of time.

Witek: Five whole minutes!

Jola: Exactly! I'll still have time to buy a newspaper.

Witek: Do you hear that?! This is our train!

Voice from the megaphone: "The Eurocity train to Berlin via Kutno, Poznań, Rzepin, Frankfurt (Oder) enters track one at platform three. First-class carriages with numbers 270, 271 and the dining car stop in sector one. Second-class carriages with numbers 266 , 267, 268, 269 stop in sectors two and three. Please go to the appropriate sectors. The train is fully booked. Please be careful and move away from the track!

Jola: You see, they are just announcing Eurocity to Berlin.

Witek: Jola, please...

Jola: Are you always so nervous before a trip?

Witek: Not always, only when I'm going with you!

"The express train to Krakow is entering track two at platform four. Wagons with numbers..."

Witek: Our train! We'll definitely be late!

Jola: Witeczko, we are almost at the platform. In which carriage do we have seats?

Witek: Fifth carriage, second class, non-smoking compartment, two window seats, numbers 45 and 47.

Jola: Great! I like sitting by the window. When will we be in Krakow?

Witek: Eight o'clock.

Jola: Eight after two. We will have more…

Witek: ... plenty of time!

How to get there? How to get?

Lesson Twelve: How to get there? How to get?

Jola: It was a very pleasant and comfortable trip. Are we going straight to the gallery? Witek! Witek! You're not listening to me at all! What are you looking for?

Witek: I think... I think I forgot the invitation.

Jola: It doesn't matter. We will enter without an invitation. This is, after all, an exhibition of your father's paintings.

Witek: Yes, but... The problem is that I don't remember the address...

Jola: Surely someone will tell us where it is. What is the name of the gallery?

Witek: Good question...

Jola: Witek! Forgot your invitation and don't remember the name of the gallery!? Witek: I think... "At the Gate"... or maybe "At the Gate". "Behind the gate?"

Jola: Hmm... What gate are you talking about? Maybe Floriańska? …Do you have a city map?

Witek: City map?! I was born here! I know every stone here!

Jola: But you don't know where the gallery where your father has an exhibition is! We have to ask for directions. I'm sure someone will help us.

Witek: I won't ask for directions in Krakow!

Jola: I'll ask. I am from Warsaw. I have the right not to know Krakow. …Excuse me, sir, where is the "Za Bramą" gallery?

Passerby: "Beyond the Gate"? And on what street?

Jola: Unfortunately, we don't know the address.

Passerby: Wait a minute... maybe the "W Bramie" gallery?

Jola: Yes! "At the Gate".

Passerby: You have to go straight, then cross this square, reach Grodzka Street, turn left, or maybe right... Wait a minute... Left, yes, definitely left, right behind the post office. Then you have to go straight again - one hundred meters - and reach a large gate. It's easy to find - it's painted green.

Jola: The green gate. So not Floriańska... And there is a gallery there?

Passerby: Yes, you just have to go down the stairs and you're already there.

Jola: Is it far? Can you go by tram?

Passerby: By tram? Well, you can, but it's only one stop. 10 minutes on foot.

Jola: Thank you very much. Passerby: You're welcome.

Jola: See?! We're at the gallery in ten minutes.

Witek: If this is the gallery...

It's raining and raining!

Lesson thirteen: It rains and rains!

Mr. Staś: It's raining and raining!

Mrs. Zosia: Is it raining?!! Not only is it raining, but there is also thunder! Do you hear? Oh, and it's flashing. There will definitely be a storm.

Mr. Staś: After the storm, the weather will change. He's gotta calm down someday!

Mrs. Zosia: But when? In the mountains, bad weather can last up to a week. Shhh…

A voice from the radio: "We are giving the weather forecast: a lot of sun on the coast and in Mazovia, weak wind, no precipitation. In Małopolska and Silesia, heavy cloudiness with clear showers, light rain. In the Tatra Mountains, strong, gusty wind, constant precipitation, thunderstorms..."

Mrs. Zosia: Sunny in Masovia... We could go to the plot like every year.

Mr. Staś: We have to work on the plot, but here we can finally rest! Beautiful guesthouse, good food, fresh mountain air.

Mrs. Zosia: Mountain air! You'll be playing cards again this afternoon. And smoke cigarettes!

Mr. Staś: Zosia, you know I don't want to play bridge, but...

Mrs. Zosia: I know, I know. You don't want to, but you have to.

Somebody knocks on the door. Mr. Antoni: Good morning, Mrs. Zofia!

Mrs. Zosia: Aah, good morning, Mr. Antoni.

Mr. Antoni: Mr. Stanisław, shall we play a game?

Mr. Staś: (to Mrs. Zosia) You see that I have to...

Specialists wanted

Lesson fourteen: Specialists wanted.

Jola: Poles with knowledge of German, Germans with knowledge of Polish.

Boss: Aha - two German architects with knowledge of Polish...

Jola: They are both of Polish origin. Four Polish architects know German.

Boss: Great! What about structural engineers?

Jola: We have several candidates. Most of them are very young people.

Boss: Talented, energetic young people are great employees. And the craftsmen?

Jola: All candidates with professional experience, some Poles with basic knowledge of German.

Boss: We will make this announcement again. And please add: accountants with economic education, professional experience, etc. The same as always. You already know.

Jola: It's okay.

Boss: Do you remember about the meeting at the German embassy this evening?

Jola: Of course.

Boss: The lady will be elegant as always. Beautiful Polish women…

Jola: Solid Germans, beautiful Polish women, polite Poles - these are all stereotypes.

Boss: Beautiful Polish women are a stereotype?! In no case.

I'm fine!

Lesson fifteen: I'm fine!

Jurek: Why is this cat making so much noise again!? There is no peace anywhere, not even in your own home!

(to Atom) Quiet!!! Jurek knocks on Witek's room. Jurek: Witek! Your cat has been meowing for an hour. Maybe you'll finally take care of him!? Witek: Wait... I feel a little weird.

Jurek: Ooo! What's wrong? It looks like you're sick.

Witek: Sick? I? I never get sick from anything.

Jurek: Are you in pain?

Witek: Nothing hurts me... Well... maybe my head and throat... and ears. That's strange - my ears never hurt.

Jurek: Exactly, and today they hurt. You are sick. You probably have the flu.

Witek: Flu... Why flu?

Jurek: Because half of Warsaw is suffering from the flu. You got infected somewhere.

Witek: I haven't gotten infected anywhere. Never …

Jurek: You've already said: you never get sick from anything, you've never had the flu, you've never gotten infected anywhere. And you are as healthy as a fiddle! I can't find the thermometer anywhere.

Witek: I don't need any thermometer!

Jurek: Oh! It's finally here. You need to take your temperature. If you have a fever, you need to see a doctor.

Witek: I never go to the doctor. They have no idea about anything.

Jurek: After all, your father is a doctor.

Witek: Exactly! That's why I know doctors don't know anything.

Jurek: Good, good. Show the thermometer. Aha… You don't have to go to the doctor.

Witek: You see! I said I was fine.

Jurek: Not really... You don't have to go to the doctor because your fever is so high that we have to call the doctor home.

Have fun!

Lesson sixteen: Have fun!

Gerpol company, Jola goes to Berlin for a few days on business.

Jola: Well, see you then!

Basia: See you soon! And don't work all the time! Have fun!

Mrs. Hania: Exactly! Have fun, Mrs. Jol!

Basia: Do some shopping! You can buy great clothes in Berlin!

Mrs. Hania: Shopping?! You should visit the Pergamon Museum - it has wonderful collections there.

Basia: And take a boat trip on the Spree! You will see everything without walking.

Mrs. Hania: Without walking? Be sure to go for a walk. The best way to get to know a city is on the street!

Basia: Exactly - shops, restaurants, cafes...

Mrs. Hania: Shops! Shopping is a waste of time! You should rather see the monuments of Berlin! For example …

Basia: Jola, phone number for you - your mother.

Jola: I'm listening.

Mrs. Zosia: Jola, darling. It's good that I still found you in the office. Bring a sweater - it might get chilly. And an umbrella - it may rain. And take care of yourself! Every big city is dangerous. You shouldn't walk alone at night. And call us from Berlin, please.

Jola: Mommy, don't worry, it's only two days. My head hurts... (to myself) probably from these tips...

Mrs. Hania: Do I hear correctly? Headache? Take an aspirin!

Basia: Don't take aspirin! Go now, please! Hurry up! You'll be late for the train.

This one or that one?

Lesson Seventeen: This or that?

Witek: What are we doing here, honey?

Jola: Like what? We are going shopping. Can you help me choose something elegant?

Witek: Dorota will definitely give you better advice.

Jola: Don't make excuses!! Maybe this costume? Interesting style… and my size!

Witek: Very nice. Shall we go to the checkout?

Jola: Wait! I have to try it on! I don't know if it fits well. Covenants.

Jola: Well, how do you like it?

Witek: You look beautiful, as always. Shall we go to the checkout?

Jola: Hmm... I think I prefer the lighter one.

Covenants.

Jola: Well, so what? I guess this one is better? It has a slightly different cut… a wider jacket and a longer skirt…

Witek: Really? … I have not noticed.

Jola: The darker one has a shorter skirt and a narrower jacket and is more elegant than the lighter one. He looks at the tag. Ooooo!!! And it's a little more expensive.

Witek: Well, then take the darker one.

Jola: But the brighter one is prettier.

Witek: So why don't you want the lighter one if it is nicer than the darker one? ! Jola: I already told you: the brighter one is... Witek? What's wrong?

Witek: I'm a little dizzy. Shopping with you is even more complicated than I thought...

Have a nice journey!

Lesson eighteen: Have a nice journey!

Witek: Are we going too fast?

Jola: And where! I'm going ninety kilometers an hour, and I'm going one hundred slowly.

Witek: In my opinion, ninety is a bit too much.

Jola: Witeczko, you're wrong. You can't drive slower, it could be dangerous.

Witek: Interesting... I always thought that driving fast was dangerous...

Jola: In the city, yes, but not here. There are no speed limits here like in Warsaw, I drive slower there.

Witek: Yes, but only because there are traffic jams everywhere.

Jola: Well, not only because of that, but I agree with you: those traffic jams! ! Witek: It's best to walk - it's healthier, more pleasant, cheaper and more ecological! There is also a tram, bus, metro...

Jola: You're right, but it's more comfortable by car. … I think we need to turn now. … Dorota lives nicely, but very far away!

Witek: Ooo! Police! I told you you were going too fast! ! Jola: Indeed... Roadside inspection! Well, that's hard. We have to stop.

Policewoman: Good morning. Roadside inspection. Driving license, please.

Jola: Good morning. Please.

Witek: Do we have to pay the fine?

Policewoman: Ticket? Why? Everything's all right.

To Jola with a smile:

Policewoman: You drive great. Have a nice trip!

What would you do if you won a million in the lottery?

Lesson Nineteen: What would you do if you won a million in the lottery?

Jola: What would you do if you had a million?

Witek: I don't know. I didn't think about it. It's unlikely.

Jola: What if you won the lottery?

Witek: I don't play the lottery.

Jola: But if you played! If you played and won? ! Witek: I don't know... I would probably go on a trip around the world. Of course with you, darling.

Jola: A trip around the world... If I won a million, I would buy a house outside the city with a large garden.

Witek: I would prefer an apartment in the city center. Everything would be close.

Jola: Wouldn't you like to live outside the city? Silence peace. We could reach the center by car.

Witek: You could. I do not have a driver's license!

Jola: Exactly! You could finally get your driving license.

Witek: But why? You drive great. And besides, I don't have a car.

Jola: But if you had a car? ! Witek: Even if I had money, I wouldn't buy a car. Pollutes the environment.

Jola: But the garden is also part of the environment!

Witek: You're right, but on the other hand...

Jola: So if we had a house outside the city, you would buy a car?

Witek: First we would have to win the lottery.

Jola: But if we won, would you live with me outside the city?

Witek: I would even live on the moon with you, darling!

It's a pity that Christmas Eve only comes once a year

Lesson twenty: It's a pity that Christmas Eve only comes once a year.

Johnny: Mommy, can you help me? I have to write a letter and I don't know how to write yet.

Dorota: And who do you want to write to? Hansel: To Santa Claus!

Dorota: Aha... but did you know that Santa Claus only brings gifts to good children?

Johnny: I know, that's why I was very good all last week.

Dorota: Aha... That's why. (to herself) And I thought my son was sick...

Johnny: Has grandpa really bought the Christmas tree yet?

Dorota: The Christmas tree has already been bought, but it will only be decorated on Christmas Eve morning.

Jaś: Are we going to grandma and grandpa's for Christmas Eve? Grandma cooks great! I like carp and mushroom soup and poppy seed cake the most... I like everything.

It's a pity that Christmas Eve only comes once a year...

Dorota: I also like Christmas Eve dishes very much. There should be twelve of them.

Jaś: And why do you put hay under the tablecloth?

Dorota: In memory of the stable in Bethlehem, where baby Jesus was born. He was lying on the hay. This holiday is called Christmas - the birth of God.

Jaś: But why was he lying on the hay?! He didn't have a cot? ! Dorota: He didn't have one because his family was very poor. Jaś: Aha... And after dinner, will I go to church with everyone for midnight mass?

Dorota: Midnight Mass is at midnight. Then you will be asleep.

Johnny: Mommy... Is it true that animals speak with human voices on Christmas Eve?

Dorota: Apparently yes, but I've never heard of it before...