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    Translation

    Lola is loyal, Jola is disloyal.

    Vocabulary

    • Lola — a female name
    • Jola — diminutive of the name Jolanta
    • lojalny / lojalna — loyal (feminine: lojalna)
    • nielojalny / nielojalna — disloyal (feminine: nielojalna)

    Grammar note

    These are two parallel predicates. 'Nie-' is the usual Polish negative prefix for adjectives. 'Lola' and 'Jola' form an l/j minimal pair, so this tests pronunciation as well as speed.

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