Lesson 9
In this lesson, you’ll learn:
VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
- Career
GRAMMAR:
- Past tense
M: Gdzie byłaś?
G: Rozmawiałam z szefem.
M: Skończyłaś już tłumaczenie?
G: Jeszcze nie, całe przedpołudnie pisałam raport.
M: Widzę, że jesteś zmęczona.
G: Tak, wczoraj miałam gości do późna. No i …..wypiliśmy trochę wina.
M: Rozumiem. No to czekam cierpliwie.
jeszcze nie |
not yet |
pisać raport |
to write a report |
przedpołudnie |
morning |
zmęczony |
tired |
do późna |
until very late |
czekać cierpliwie |
to wait patiently |
no to |
so |
Related interactive test: Past tense forms.» take the interactive test
Listen to Amanda talking about her education and career after coming to Poland.
Try to understand the short presentation without a script. The table below will help you. Should you still have problems
skończyć studia z … |
to graduate in … / to complete studies in ... |
otworzyć własną firmę |
to start one’s own business |
dostać pracę |
to get a job |
międzynarodowa firma |
an international company |
umowa o pracę |
working contract* |
*Umowa o pracę is one of the options in Polish employment legislation. It does not have to be full time, but it is permanent. It is governed by the labour law (Kodeks pracy).
Another option is umowa zlecenia, which regulates doing a specific task in a defined period of time. It is governed by the civil law and gives more flexibility to the parties of the contract.
Try also to note down the verbs used in the past form. Which of them are used in the perfective, which in the imperfective?
Related interactive test: Past tense - perfective / imperfective.» take the interactive test
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