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    Translation

    Ania's nanny carries a dish from the gourd to Lady Mania in Denmark!

    Vocabulary

    • niania — nanny (genitive: niani)
    • Ania — Polish female name (genitive: Ani)
    • danie — dish, course (of food)
    • bania — gourd, pumpkin; also: bathhouse (genitive: bani)
    • nieść — to carry (3rd sg. present: niesie)
    • Dania — Denmark (locative: Dani)
    • pani — lady, Mrs (dative: pani)
    • Mania — Polish female nickname (dative: Mani)

    Grammar note

    'Niania Ani' uses the genitive of 'Ania' and means Ania's nanny. 'Z bani' takes the genitive after 'z' (from), while 'w Dani' is the locative of 'Dania' (in Denmark). 'Pani Mani' is dative: to Lady Mania.

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