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    Translation

    Don't beg on a zebra.

    Vocabulary

    • żebrać — to beg (imperative: żebrz)
    • zebra — zebra (locative: zebrze)

    Grammar note

    'Nie żebrz' is the negative imperative of 'żebrać'. 'Na zebrze' is the locative of 'zebra' after 'na' (on). The wordplay comes from the different sounds of 'ż' and 'z'.

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