Ryba lubi pływać
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What it means
“Fish like to swim.” A joke used to justify drinking alcohol with a fish meal, or any meal. The fish needs to swim, so give it something to swim in.
Vocabulary
- ryba — fish
- lubić — to like, to enjoy
- pływać — to swim, to float
Grammar note
'Lubi' is the third-person singular present of 'lubić'. 'Pływać' is the imperfective infinitive.
Cultural context
This classic Polish drinking proverb is said with a wink before vodka or beer with fish. The joke is the double meaning: the fish on your plate still wants to 'swim'.
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