• Listen

  What it means

  “On Saint Francis’s day, the wagtail flies away.” The wagtail (pliszka) migrates south around October 4th ; a sign that autumn has truly arrived.

  Vocabulary

  • odlatuje — flies away, departs (of birds)
  • pliszka — wagtail (a small migratory bird)

  Grammar note

  'Odlatuje' is the third-person singular imperfective present, here used with a future sense for a recurring seasonal event.

  Cultural context

  The wagtail (pliszka) is a common Polish bird whose autumn migration was a traditional seasonal marker.

  Beginner

Noticed a typo, a wrong translation, or anything that doesn't look right? We'd love to fix it — just let us know via the contact page. Thank you!