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  What it means

  Literally “to speak different languages.” Used when two people fundamentally fail to understand each other — whether due to different values, assumptions, or ways of thinking. The Polish equivalent of “talking past each other” or “speaking different languages.”

  Vocabulary

  • mówić — to speak, to talk
  • odmienny — different, distinct
  • język — language; tongue

  Grammar note

  'Odmiennymi językami' is the instrumental plural, required after 'mówić' when describing the language or manner of speech.

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