Recently Added Proverbs

• Macocha, choćby z cukru, zawsze gorzka
  "A stepmother, even if made of sugar, is always bitter." However kind she may be, a stepmother may not be accepted as a real mother. The proverb shows an old …
  Intermediate
• Mądrej głowie dość dwie słowie
  "For a wise head, two words are enough." A clever person needs only a short hint to understand. Long explanations are not needed. People often use it after …
  Intermediate
• Mądry Polak po szkodzie
  "A Pole is wise after the damage is done." Poles, or people in general, often learn from mistakes only after facing the results. It is a self-mocking proverb …
  Beginner
• Mądry przyjmie radę, głupi nią wzgardzi
  "The wise will accept advice; the fool will reject it with scorn." Wise people listen to advice, while foolish people reject it through pride or stubbornness.
  Intermediate
• Mądrzejsze jajko od kury
  "The egg thinks it is wiser than the hen." Said when a younger or less experienced person claims to know more than older or more experienced people. It matches …
  Beginner
• Marność nad marnościami i wszystko marność
  "Vanity of vanities, and all is vanity." Everything in the world passes and may seem without lasting value. It can express resignation, distance from worldly …
  Intermediate
• Matka tłucze, ale uczy
  "A mother beats, but she teaches." The saying presents strict discipline as care and a wish to raise a child well. It says that a hard correction can teach an …
  Beginner
• Matki nie kupisz
  Literally, "You cannot buy a mother." A mother's love, care, and devotion cannot be bought or replaced. The proverb expresses gratitude for a mother, honours …
  Beginner
• Mąż doradza, a przy żonie władza
  "The husband advises, but the wife has the power." The saying jokes that the wife holds the real authority at home.
  Intermediate
• Mędrzejsze jajca niż kokosz
  "The eggs are wiser than the hen." An older variant expressing the same idea as 'Mądrzejsze jajko od kury' , a younger or less experienced person presumes to …
  Advanced
• Mędrzejsze jaje niż kura
  "The egg is wiser than the hen." Another variant of the proverb about presumptuous youth or inexperience claiming to know better than experience.
  Intermediate
• Miękko na Andrzeja, oj! niedobra nadzieja
  "Mild weather on St Andrew's Day , oh, that's a bad omen." If the weather is warm and soft around St Andrew's Day (30 November), it foretells a harsh winter …
  Intermediate
• Miękko na Jędrzeja, oj! niedobra nadzieja
  "Mild weather on St Andrew's Day , oh, that's a bad omen." A variant of the same proverb using the older Polish form 'Jędrzej' for Andrew. Mild weather around …
  Intermediate
• Miesiąc styczeń, czas do życzeń: a więc życzymy pomyślności, Boga, chleba, dobrych gości
  "The month of January, time for wishes: so we wish you prosperity, God, bread, and good guests." A traditional New Year greeting in proverb form, listing the …
  Intermediate
• Miła praca, lubo trudna, póki nie daremna
  "Work is pleasant, though hard, as long as it is not in vain." Effort and toil are bearable and even enjoyable when they produce results; it is pointless work …
  Advanced
• Miłość jest ślepa
  Literally "Love is blind." This proverb states that people in love fail to see the faults and flaws of those they love, or that love itself operates outside the …
  Beginner
• Miłość miłość rodzi
  Literally: "Love gives birth to love." The proverb teaches that love and kindness naturally generate more of the same in return , if you show genuine affection …
  Beginner
• Młodość leniwa, starość płaczliwa
  "A lazy youth makes for a tearful old age." Those who are idle and irresponsible when young will suffer and regret it in old age. A call to diligence and …
  Beginner
• Młody może umrzeć, a stary musi
  "The young may die, but the old must." Death is inevitable for everyone, but the old have no escape from it , it is only a matter of time. A sober reminder of …
  Beginner
• Mnich mnichowi kaptura nie oberwie
  "A monk will not tear another monk's hood." People of the same group, profession, or interest protect one another and do not harm their own kind. Similar to the …
  Advanced