Polish sayings

I think he made that one up.

GDZIE DIABE£ NIE MOŻE TAM BABE POŚLE (in Polish)

so he sent Renata Beger to one room in sejm and she recordered the "type"


they are not "sayings" but powiedzionka

"powiedzinko", "przysłowie" or in English "saying" are quite the same

most of what i written above are just a funny insults like


err... i'll correct myself.
It should be "powiedzonko".

how do you say 'cheers' (when toasting someone with a drink in Polish.
Nazdadrowia? I need spelling and correct way to pronounce.

I might get shot down here, I’m not a Polish speaker, but it’s Nazdrovia phonetically, and you kind of roll the ‘r’

It's "na zdrowie"
also used as post-sneeze "bless you"

Wiedza sasiedzi jak kto siedzi - Your neighbors know you (really)

Nie widziala dupa slonca i zgorzala od goraca - like, arse who never saw the sun and got burned (usually said to people amused - seeing something for the first time)

a rolling stone gathers no moss

a bird in the bush is worth 12 in the hand

The best one - "Kto pije i pali ten nie ma robali" so in English it goes in this way "The one who both smokes and drinks doesn't get roundworms" :) Cheers!

Are they Polish sayings?

Na Boze Narodzenie przybywa dnia na kurze stapienie, a na Nowy Rok na barani skok - At X-mas we gain light at the size of chicken's step, at New Year the size of ram's jump.

Boze Narodzenie po wodzie, Wielkanoc po lodzie - Rainy X-mas, frosty Easter.
(can be reversed, it's a way of forecasting the spring)


Yes, I heard them all :)

Modli sie pod figura a diabla ma za skora - he(she) prays but has a devil under the skin.

Pan Bogu swieczke, a diablu ogarek - A candle for God, a stump for the devil (said about two faced people)

Jakby suka nie dala to by pies nie wzial - if the ***** did not put out the dog would not hump her.

I would like to paint a saying in my kitchen i belive it is similar to ...Bsume Dupa ?? Meaning Kiss My Ass - Can Anyone help me?

You're funny, :) you don't really want the words on the wall!

But, in case you do "pocaluj mnie w dupe"

When i was a kid and i told my mom i was bored or had nothing to do she would say "rozbiersz sie i bron ubranie" Which means take off your clothes and guard them.

If you want the Polish letters it's:
"pocałuj mnie w dupę"

My great aunt is looking for the Polish characters for a phrase -- "Zeby cie kaczka kopla."

And I'm wondering what people have heard as the origins and usage of this phrase. More than ten years ago, a Slavic Languages prof said she believed it was an insult -- like, you're so low only a waddling duck *could* kick you. My aunt originally heard it was a wish of good luck, but that didn't make seem to make sense. She asked me, because I was dabbling in Polish at the time ... I've seen it a few places, but never with Polish characters.

Thanks!

"Żeby Cię kaczka kopła"
The proper Polish word for "kopła" is "kopnęła"
I think it's an insult.

Thanks, Krysia!

Am I remembering right? Does it translate to roughly "May a duck kick you?" I haven't found my old Polish texts and dictionary yet -- too many books!

It really means: "Get kicked by a duck"

And it's addresed to someone when he wants to do something risky or stupid and you can't
convince him to throw away that idea. Also can be used when he already did something crazy.

Thanks, Dziadek -- but any idea why it's used in this context? I'd love the history on this. Unfortunately, my family is a few generations removed from Poland. My older relatives don't know or remember much of the language, and I'm the only "youngster" interested in digging ...

Krysia, Did you cap the "C" on purpose? Another bit of grammar I don't remember from college, perhaps?

Thanks again.

when you write a letter to someone you like in Polish you usually capitalize words pertaining to that person: You, Your's, Twoja, Ciebie.
It does not need to be capitalized in this sentence.

"Szczescie jest pomiedzy ustami i brzegiem kielicha"
"happiness is between the lips and the rim of a glass"

:)

This is how my grandma used to say it:

Lepszy wróbel w garści niż gołąb na dachu.
(A sparrow in your hand is better than a pigeon on the roof).

I guess there are many different ways it could be said.

"Skonczyla sie poloweczka, ale na szczescie jest jeszcze czwiarteczka"

a to opisuje realia dzisiejszych wielu slubow:
"Dzisiaj wesele i dziś zmówiny, a za poł roku chrzciny"

nie przesadzaj, bo Ci doniczek zabraknie:)

that was a Polish saying I heard a long time ago - I wasn't referring to your comment Kamyk:)

ok miranda .. this one took me a while to figure out, my bet :) ... that was a good one by the way! not sure how to translate it so it still makes the Polish sense though :(

unfortunately it cannot be done

Co wolno wojewodzie to nie tobie smordzie!

My dad always says this, its hard to translate though. Maybe someone can help.

Basically when someone does something (ie: eat dinner on the couch) and then you try doing the same, the person will tell you this. Maybe translates to something like this: What i can do you can't. Or just because i can do it doesnt mean u can. Bah i dunno.