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  What it means

  “From Saint Anne’s Day, cool evenings and mornings.” Saint Anne’s feast is on 26 July. After this date, summer evenings and mornings start to feel cooler, a sign that autumn is slowly coming.

  Vocabulary

  • święta — saint (feminine)
  • Anka — Anne (familiar form of Anna)
  • chłodny — cool, chilly
  • wieczór — evening
  • poranek — morning

  Grammar note

  'Od świętej Anki' uses the genitive after 'od'. 'Chłodne wieczory, poranki' is a nominative noun phrase; the verb 'są' (are) is implied.

  Cultural context

  Saint Anne's Day, 26 July, is an important date in the Polish folk weather calendar. It marks the time when summer warmth starts to fade.

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