Jaskółka i pszczółka lata, znakiem wiosny to dla świata
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What it means
The swallow and the little bee fly — that is a sign of spring for the world. When swallows and bees appear, spring has truly arrived.
English equivalent
One swallow does not make a summer.
Vocabulary
- jaskółka — swallow (bird)
- pszczółka — little bee (diminutive of 'pszczoła')
- latać — to fly
- znak — sign
- wiosna — spring
Grammar note
'Lata' is third person singular present of 'latać' — used here with a plural subject (jaskółka i pszczółka) in a folk/archaic construction. 'Znakiem' is the instrumental of 'znak'.
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