Głodnemu chleb na myśli
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What it means
Literally “a hungry person has bread on their mind.” Means you think about what you need most — your desires and preoccupations are shaped by what you lack.
Vocabulary
- głodny — hungry
- chleb — bread
- myśl — thought / mind
Grammar note
'Głodnemu' is the dative of 'głodny' — used impersonally. 'Na myśli' uses the locative of 'myśl' after 'na'.
Cultural context
A folk saying rooted in the reality of hunger. Used today to explain why someone keeps bringing up a particular topic.
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