Rybka lubi pływać
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What it means
“A little fish likes to swim.” A playful excuse for drinking alcohol with a fish meal, or any food. It is used as a joke to encourage a drink.
Vocabulary
- rybka — little fish (diminutive of ryba)
- lubić — to like
- pływać — to swim
Grammar note
'Rybka' is the diminutive of 'ryba', formed with the suffix '-ka'. 'Lubi' is the third-person singular present of 'lubić'.
Cultural context
A familiar table proverb, said with a wink to justify a drink with a fish dish.
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