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  What it means

  “Thunder in January, frequent rains (to come).” A weather proverb: if there is thunder in January, expect a rainy season ahead. Part of a long tradition of Polish folk meteorological sayings.

  Vocabulary

  • styczeń — January
  • grzmot — thunder
  • słota — rainy, wet weather
  • częsty — frequent

  Grammar note

  'W styczniu' uses the locative of 'styczeń'. 'Grzmoty' and 'słoty' are nominative plurals used in an elliptical sentence without a verb.

  Cultural context

  One of many Polish calendar proverbs linking saints' days or months to weather predictions.

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