Dobra żona tym się chlubi, że gotuje, co mąż lubi
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What it means
A good wife prides herself on cooking what her husband likes. A traditional proverb linking a wife’s virtue to her culinary attentiveness to her husband’s tastes.
Vocabulary
- chlubić się — to pride oneself, to boast
- gotować — to cook
Grammar note
'Tym się chlubi' — instrumental 'tym' (with this/by this) + reflexive 'chlubić się'. 'Że gotuje' — subordinate clause introduced by 'że' (that).
Cultural context
Reflects traditional gender roles in Polish domestic life. Often cited today with irony.
Intermediate
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