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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Polish Season 1, Lesson 6 - Refusing Politely. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to politely refuse an invite in Polish. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'No, thank you.' in Polish. |
| Marzena: [Normal] Nie, dziękuję. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Marzena: [Normal] nie [Slow] nie |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'thank you' |
| Marzena: [Normal] dziękuję [Slow] dziękuję |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'No, thank you.' |
| Marzena: [Slow] Nie, dziękuję. [Normal] Nie, dziękuję. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'I'm sorry, but I can't accept this.' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Przepraszam, ale nie mogę tego przyjąć. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I'm sorry' |
| Marzena: [Normal] przepraszam [Slow] przepraszam |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'but' |
| Marzena: [Normal] ale [Slow] ale |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I can't' |
| Marzena: [Normal] nie mogę [Slow] nie mogę |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'this' |
| Marzena: [Normal] tego [Slow] tego |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to accept' |
| Marzena: [Normal] przyjąć [Slow] przyjąć |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I'm sorry, but I can't accept this.' |
| Marzena: [Slow] Przepraszam, ale nie mogę tego przyjąć. [Normal] Przepraszam, ale nie mogę tego przyjąć. |
| Eric: Next up is the formal way to say 'I'm sorry, but I already have plans.' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Przepraszam, ale już mam plany. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I'm sorry' |
| Marzena: [Normal] przepraszam [Slow] przepraszam |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'but' |
| Marzena: [Normal] ale [Slow] ale |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'already' |
| Marzena: [Normal] już [Slow] już |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'have' |
| Marzena: [Normal] mam [Slow] mam |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'plans' |
| Marzena: [Normal] plany [Slow] plany |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I'm sorry, but I already have plans.' |
| Marzena: [Slow] Przepraszam, ale już mam plany. |
| [Normal] Przepraszam, ale już mam plany. |
| Eric: Finally, here is a way to say 'I'm sorry, but I won't make it.' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Przykro mi, ale nie dam rady. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I'm sorry' |
| Marzena: [Normal] przykro mi [Slow] przykro mi |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'but' |
| Marzena: [Normal] ale [Slow] ale |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I won't make it' |
| Marzena: [Normal] nie dam rady [Slow] nie dam rady |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm sorry, but I won't make it.' |
| Marzena: [Slow] Przykro mi, ale nie dam rady. [Normal] Przykro mi, ale nie dam rady. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Marzena: It’s a good idea to think of a good excuse. First we always say why we cannot make it and then apologize for not being able to come. It is always good to promise that you will come next time. |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
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