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  What it means

  “February will ask you: do you have boots?” February can be the harshest winter month, so you need warm footwear.

  Vocabulary

  • spytać — to ask
  • luty — February
  • buty — boots, shoes
  • maszli — do you have (archaic: masz + li)

  Grammar note

  'Maszli' is an archaic interrogative form combining 'masz' (you have) with the particle 'li' used to form questions in older Polish.

  Cultural context

  February ('luty') literally means 'fierce' or 'cruel' in Polish, reflecting the month's reputation for bitter cold.

  Intermediate

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