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How You Say?

Julia Tutko-Balena

If you"ve got a hankering to surprise your Polish-speaking friends or family, check out this 5-minute podcast and pick up a funny phrase or two!

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Episode 164: It Pours Like From Bucket!

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2021/05/07

Leje jak z cebra!English Phonemes: “LEH-yeh yahk z TSEH-brah”Literal Translation: It pours like from bucket.Elegant Translation: It’s pouring like from a bucket.English Equivalent: It’s raining cats and dogs.This is a colloquialism very similar to the English equivalent. You use it the same way. When it’s really raining hard, you can imagine that it’s not far from a waterfall like stream you’d get from pouring water directly out of a bucket.So the next time you’re hanging out with a Polish-speaking

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Episode 163: Honey On Soul!

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2021/04/30

Miód Na DuszyEnglish Phonemes: “myood nah DOO-[sz]ih”Literal Translation: Honey on soul.Elegant Translation: Honey on the soul.English Equivalent: Heartwarming.This is a lovely way of saying something warms your heart. Gives you the warm and fuzzies. Like someone pouring honey onto your soul. Sweet and all-enveloping.It’s a nice idiom to know! Enjoy!Miód = honey [noun, masc. s. subj. form]Na = on/onto [preposition]Duszy = soul [noun, fem. s. obj. form]Support the show on Patreon

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Episode 162: This Poem!

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2021/04/23

To fraszka!English Phonemes: “toh FRA[SZ]-kah”Literal Translation: This poem.Elegant Translation: This is a poem.English Equivalent: It’s a snap.A “fraszka” is a very specific type of poem. It’s a two-line poem where both lines rhyme and match rhythm almost perfectly. The purpose of it is to convey a witticism or a joke. A lot of people think this is easy, but it takes a real wit to come up with a good one.Sometimes, you’ll see a longer poem like this, where you have two rhyming lines, then two

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00:05:23

Episode 161: You Want Me To Take On?

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2021/04/09

Chcesz mnie nabrać?English Phonemes: “htseh[sz] myneh NAH-brahch”Literal Translation: You want me to take on?Elegant Translation: You want to take me on?English Equivalent: Are you pulling my leg?Bouncing off from last week’s April Fool’s episode, this is a different way to challenge a potential trickster! You can say this to anyone you have an informal relationship with. It’s basically a question form of last week’s episode. (I wanted you to have the variety.)Also, fun fact, if you change the tone,

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00:03:45

Episode 160: You Me Not You Will Take On!

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2021/04/01

Ty mnie nie nabierzesz!English Phonemes: “tih myneh nyeh nah-BYEH-[rz]e[sz]”Literal Translation: You me not you will take on!Elegant Translation: You’re not gonna take me on!English Equivalent: To pull a fast one on someone.Happy April Fools’ Day!So today I’m going to equip you with one of many ways to say that you’re not going to fall for anyone’s trick! A good defensive phrase for a day like today! So if someone tries to pull a fast one on you, slam back with this phrase!Ty = you [pronoun, s.

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Episode 159: Dogs' Life!

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2021/03/26

Psi żywot!English Phonemes: “pshee [Ż]IH-voht”Literal Translation: Dogs’ life.Elegant Translation: Dog life.English Equivalent: Not fit for a dog. Going to the dogs. For the Birds.This phrase describes the idea that life is sub-optimal (unless you’re a dog). You have most of your basic needs met, but you’re not happy. Either you’re working too hard, you don’t get paid enough, your health isn’t 100%, or something. Something is preventing you from having a comfortable day-to-day.Usage-wise, one

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00:07:58

Episode 158: How To Him He Did Dump Into Hat!

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2021/03/19

Ale mu nawalił w czapkę!English Phonemes: “AH-leh moo nah-WAH-leew v [CZ]AHP-keh”Literal Translation: How to him he did dump into hat.Elegant Translation: How he dumped into his hat!English Equivalent: To stun someone into silence.This phrase is one of my childhood favorites. It’s a bit naughty without being outright vulgar. And yet, it paints a pretty clear and vivid picture of what’s going on.This phrase is a funny way to say that someone has done something so unexpected to someone else, that that

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Episode 157: First League!

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2021/03/06

Pierwsza liga!English Phonemes: “PYEHR-v[sz]ah LEE-gah”Literal Translation: First league.English Equivalent: Top notch. First place.This week, let’s learn a cute, positive phrase! Something you can use as a compliment or an exclamation of joyous support. This phrase is used the same way we would say some event or thing was/is “top notch” or “top shelf”, or even “gold medal” or “blue ribbon”. It should be said with passion and gusto!Pierwsza = first [adj., f. s. subj. form]Liga = league [noun, f. s

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Episode 156: To Put Under Pig!

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2021/02/27

Podłożyć świnię.English Phonemes: “pohd-WOH-[ż]ihch SHFEEN-y[ę]”Literal Translation: To put under pig.Elegant Translation: To plant a pig.English Equivalent: To trip someone up.This is another fun phrase loosely related to mud-slinging. Picture putting a pig right under someone’s feet. They’d trip, cause quite a hullabaloo, and look silly. That visual should tell you just what’s going on here. It’s more than just trash talking, it’s about deliberately setting someone up to look like an a$$ -

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Episode 155: To Hang On Someone Dogs!

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2021/02/13

Powiesić na kimś psy.English Phonemes: “poh-VYEH-sheech nah keemsh psih”Literal Translation: To hang on someone dogs.Elegant Translation: To hang dogs on someone.English Equivalent: To sling mud.Bouncing off of of last week’s lesson, we’ve got another idiom that describes and calls out good, ol’-fashioned mud-slinging. As with last week, we’re learning the infinitive form, so you have more flexibility of use without worrying about grammar applicable to only one situation.A special note about grammar

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Episode 154: To Mix Someone With Mud!

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2021/02/05

Zmieszać kogoś z błotem.English Phonemes: “ZMYEH-[sz]ahch KOH-gohsh z BWOH-tehm”Literal Translation: To mix someone with mud.Elegant Translation: To coat/cover someone in mud.English Equivalent: To sling mud.A Pole won’t take you apart – he’ll mix you with mud or hang dogs on you (next week’s episode).This week, instead of guessing at scenarios, I wanted to teach you the most generic way to say this so you could repeat it in any number of scenarios where someone is slinging mud at someone else. For

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Episode 153: If Not You Are Able, Not Shove Self Onto...

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2021/01/29

Jeśli nie potrafisz nie pchaj się na afisz.English Phonemes: “YEHSH-lee nyeh poh-TRAH-fee[sz] nyeh phahj shyeh nah AH-fee[sz]”Literal Translation: If not you are able, not shove self onto poster.Elegant Translation: If you’re not able, don’t push yourself onto the poster.English Equivalent: Have you got the skills to pay the bills?This is a hilarious phrase. You’re basically saying, if you haven’t got what it takes, don’t get on the stage. The “poster” in the phrase specifically refers to an

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Episode 152: Pears On Willow!

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2021/01/23

Gruszki na wierzbie!English Phonemes: “GROO[SZ]-kee nah VYE[Ż]-byeh”Literal Translation: Pears on willow.Elegant Translation: Pears on a willow tree.English Equivalent: To promise the moon.In Polish, we don’t promise the moon or the world, we promise to deliver pears on a willow tree. You can use this phrase the same way as the English counterparts :-)Enjoy!Gruszki = pears [noun, f. pl. subj. form]Na = on/onto [preposition]Wierzbie = willow tree [noun, f. s. obj. form]Support the show on Patreon

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Episode 151: You Want To Eat All Brains?

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2021/01/16

Chcesz pozjadać wszystkie rozumy?English Phonemes: “htseh[sz] poh-ZYAH-dahch F[SZ]IHS-tkyeh roh-ZOO-mih”Literal Translation: You want to eat all brains?Elegant Translation: You want to eat up all the brains?English Equivalent: To be smarter than the average bear.This is just a funny way of asking someone if they aim to surpass every brain out there. The phrasing implies part ambition, part inflated ego. There’s nothing wrong with ambition, but too much ego leads to trouble! You you can use this

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00:09:55

Episode 150: Singing Special! A Song About The Rain!

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2020/12/19

Pada deszczyk padaPada sobie równoRaz wpadnie na kwiatekRaz wpadnie na... bratek!Literal Translation:It falls, little rain, it fallsIt falls itself evenlyOnce it will fall onto flowerOnce it will fall onto ... PansyElegant Translation:The little rain falls, it fallsIt falls [everywhere] evenlyOnce falling on a flowerOnce falling on a ... pansyI thought I’d celebrate episode 150 and also close out the year with a song! This is a bit naughty, also, as it subverts expectations. At the end of the song,

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Episode 149: To Eat Not Calls!

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2020/12/04

Jeść nie woła.English Phonemes: “yehshch nyeh VOH-wah”Literal Translation: To eat not calls.Elegant Translation: This doesn’t call out for food.English Equivalent: This can wait.This is an old idiom, and very popular. It perfectly captures the idea that something is not desperate for you attention, like, say, a baby calling out for food would be. It’s used to say “take it easy”, that you can be relaxed and approach a given item/task at your convenience.Jeść = to eat [verb, infinitive]Nie = not/no

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Episode 148: Not You Stuff Me Into Bottle!

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2020/11/27

Nie nabijaj mnie w butelkę.English Phonemes: “nyeh nah-BEE-yahy mnyeh v boo-TEHL-k[ę]”Literal Translation: Not you stuff me into bottle!Elegant Translation: Don’t stuff me into a bottle!English Equivalent: Stop pulling my leg.This is the perfect Polish phrase to encompass the mischief of trying to pull a fast one on someone or in any way trying to pull someone’s leg.Nie = not/no [negating word]Nabijaj = (you) stuff [verb, s. imperative, informal]Mnie = me [obj. form]W = into/in [preposition]Butelkę

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Episode 147: Fly Not Sits!

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2020/11/20

Mucha nie siada!English Phonemes: “MOO-hah nyeh SHYAH-dah”Literal Translation: Fly not sits!Elegant Translation: A fly doesn’t sit!English Equivalent: Flawless. Perfection.This is a really fun phrase to express that something is beyond reproach. Something is so clean, or beautiful, or excellently executed that there is no place a fly could find to sit. I love this phrase.Mucha = fly [noun, fem. s. subj. form]Nie = not, no [negates whatever comes next]Siada = he/she/it will sit [verb, 3rd p. s.,

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Episode 146: It's Necessary To Take Legs Behind Belt!

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2020/11/06

Trzeba brać nogi za pas!English Phonemes: “T[SZ]EH-bah brahch NOH-gee zah pahs”Literal Translation: It’s necessary to take legs behind belt!Elegant Translation: It’s time to take your legs behind your belt!English Equivalent: To leg it. To take to one’s heels.Like last week, this phrase means it’s time to run away, turn tail, and beat it.Sometimes, the simple advice is the best advice. Enjoy!Trzeba = it is necessary, there is need [slang, shortened from ‘jest potrzeba żeby’]Brać = to take [verb,

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Episode 145: It's Necessary To Give Leg!

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2020/11/03

Trzeba dać nogę!English Phonemes: “T[SZ]EH-bah dahch NOH-g[ę]”Literal Translation: It’s necessary to give leg!Elegant Translation: It’s time to give a leg!English Equivalent: Make a run for it!This is one way to say that it’s time to escape, to make a run for it, to hoof it, to leg it, to run away. (Next week we’ll do another phrase for the same thing!)Sometimes, it’s the best advice you can give someone. Enjoy!Trzeba = it is necessary, there is need [slang, shortened from ‘jest potrzeba żeby’]Dać =

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