Tatka tka i Matka tka a praczka czka i czkając tka.
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Translation
Dad weaves and Mum weaves, and the washerwoman hiccups and weaves while hiccupping.
Vocabulary
- tatka — dad (affectionate)
- tkać — to weave (3rd sg. present: tka)
- praczka — washerwoman, laundress
- czkać — to hiccup (3rd sg. present: czka)
- czkając — while hiccupping (gerund of 'czkać')
Grammar note
'Czkając tka' uses the gerund 'czkając' to show two actions happening at the same time: she weaves while hiccupping. The line plays on the similar sounds of 'tka' and 'czka'.
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