wżdy

(archaic, contrastive) reinforces a fact that should be known to the listener; after all, in the end


ściśle mówiąc

(idiomatic) strictly speaking, technically, stricto sensu


no chyba

(colloquial) confirmation particle expressing that the speaker sees the confirmation as obvious; well yeah, duh


uszywiście

Blend of uszy (“ears”) + oczywiście, replacing the start of the second term, oczy (“eyes”), with a word for ears. First attested in 2002.

Bezalkoholowe? Uszywiście...

2002 November 28, Marcin Glinski, “dych ...”, in pl.rec.hihot (Usenet), archived from the original on 2023-08-18:

Wszystko moim zdaniem uszywiście.

2002 February 28, Miroo (usun USUNTO z adresu!), “Pasy, dzieci, samochody i takie tam.”, in pl.soc.prawo (Usenet), archived from the original on 2023-08-18:

uszywiście ze ma :)

2025 November 4, insane, “jaki stabilizator?”, in pl.misc.elektronika (Usenet), archived from the original on 2023-08-18:


kapewu

From kapować (“to understand”) + French vous (“you”, polite second-person pronoun), modeled after French constructions like parlez-vous.

af

Nie bój się, on twardy, nic mu nie będzie. Swoich żałuj, kapewu?

1959, Tadeusz Konwicki, Dziura w niebie:

Don't worry, he's a tough one, he'll be fine. Pity your own, got it?


kapiszi

Borrowed from Italian capisci. See also kapować.

To najsłodsza osoba pod słońcem i masz być dla niej dżentelmenem, kapiszi, głąbie? Bo jak nie, to won mi stąd.

2023 January 3, Mad Bartnicka, Syn wiosny, e-bookowo, →ISBN:

She's the sweetest person under the sun and you're supposed to be a gentleman to her, got it, you dumbass?


tytułem

A teraz, również tytułem wstępu, kilka słów o pewnym rękopisie.

And now, also by way of introduction, a few words about a certain manuscript.

the speaker names the category of objects to which the thing in question belongs


ni w ząb

(colloquial, idiomatic) alternative form of ani w ząb


ani w ząb

(colloquial, idiomatic) used to communicate a lack of understanding even, at all; not a thing


po mojemu

(colloquial, idiomatic) for my money, if you ask me, in my opinion, in my view, methinks (the way I see it; the way I see things; to my way of thinking)


jasna sprawa

(colloquial, idiomatic) clearly, obviously, sure thing (used to assure that one does not doubt the truthfulness of what is being said)


na moje oko

Literally, “on my eye”, or more loosely translated as “according to my eye”.

lit

(colloquial, idiomatic) on the face of it, to all appearances


coraz to

(expressive, idiomatic) synonym of coraz


jakże to

/ˈjaɡ.ʐɛ ˈtɔ/


jakżeż to

/ˈjaɡ.ʐɛʂ ˈtɔ/

(colloquial) alternative form of jakże to


ma się rozumieć

(colloquial, idiomatic) it stands to reason (used to indicate that the truthfulness of what is being said by the speaker should not be doubted by anyone)


z tej strony

(colloquial, idiomatic, telephony) used by the speaker to introduce themselves on the telephone; speaking


ni mniej, ni więcej

(idiomatic) no more no less (used to introduce certain information to which the speaker wishes to draw particular attention)


co się tyczy

/ˈt͡sɔ ˈɕɛtɘ.t͡ʂɘ/

/ˈt͡sɔ ˈɕɛw̃tɘ.t͡ʂɘ/

(idiomatic) apropos, speaking of (regarding or concerning) [with genitive ‘apropos what’]


byle do

Byle do wtorku, a potem już można odpoczywać.

Just wait till Tuesday, and then you can finally rest.

used to express the hope that what we consider good will begin when the thing in question begins


ot i

(colloquial, idiomatic) just, only (used when the speaker considers the given topic as average, common, or trivial)


ot co

(colloquial, idiomatic) that's what (the speaker informs that what they have said adequately reflects what they think about the subject, even though it was said in a blunt way, and that nothing more needs to be said about it


ale ale

(colloquial, idiomatic) but, but, but (the speaker does not want to talk about what was mentioned, because they want to say something important that they have not thought of so far)


że ho ho

/ˈʐɛ ˈxɔ ˈxɔ/

(colloquial, idiomatic, postpositive) the feature of the phenomenon or object described by the speaker is, according to them, very intense


że się tak wyrażę

/ˈʐɛ ˈɕɛtak vɘˈra.ʐɛ/

/ˈʐɛ ˈɕɛw̃tak vɘˈra.ʐɛw̃/

Literally, “that I will say it like that”.

(idiomatic, literary) if you will; so to speak, as it were


co to, to nie

/ˈt͡sɔ ˈtɔ |ˈtɔ ɲɛ/

(idiomatic) no, not (used to show strong disagreement with what was said earlier)


nie i nie

Prosiliśmy ją, ale ta tylko nie i nie.

We were asking her, but she was only saying “no and no”.

(idiomatic) used to cite someone else's firm and repeated refusal to do something


nie to nie

Nie to nie, przecież się nie będę prosił.

No means no, I'm not going to ask you over and over again.

(idiomatic) no means no, it is what it is (the speaker, despite wanting things to be different, accepts that they are not as they would like them to be)


tak i nie

(idiomatic) yes and no (indicating there is no simple “yes” or “no” answer)


jak by nie było

/ˈjak ˈbɘ ɲɛ‿ˈbɘ.wɔ/

any way one slices it
any way one slices it

(colloquial, idiomatic) any way one slices it; no matter what (regardless of any or most possible adverse circumstances)


jak by nie patrzeć

/ˈjak ˈbɘ ɲɛ‿ˈpa.tʂɛt͡ɕ/

Literally, “whatever [way] you look [at it]”.


czemu nie

/ˈt͡ʂɛ.mu ɲɛ/

(colloquial, idiomatic) why not (used to introduce a proposal)


dlaczego nie

/dlaˈt͡ʂɛ.ɡɔ ɲɛ/

(idiomatic) why not (used to introduce a proposal)


czemu by nie

/ˈt͡ʂɛ.mu ˈbɘ ɲɛ/

(colloquial, idiomatic) alternative form of czemu nie


dlaczego by nie

/dlaˈt͡ʂɛ.ɡɔ ˈbɘ ɲɛ/

(idiomatic) alternative form of dlaczego nie


może by

/ˈmɔ.ʐɛ ˈbɘ/


nie wiedzieć czemu

/ɲɛ‿ˈvjɛ.d͡ʑɛt͡ɕ ˈt͡ʂɛ.mu/

(idiomatic) for some reason (used to express uncertainty for the cause or justification of some event or happening)


jakim prawem

Literally, “by what right”. Compare French de quel droit.

(idiomatic) in a situation where something unfavorable is happening, the speaker expresses their indignation, asking on what basis it is happening, as they believe it is groundless


tym bardziej że

(idiomatic) alternative form of tym bardziej


takoż

Inherited from Old Polish takoż. By surface analysis, tako + -ż.


też mi

Też mi wskazówka!

expresses that the speaker does not think something is a true representative of that group


nie to że

/ɲɛ‿ˈtɔ ˈʐɛ/

(colloquial, idiomatic) not that (used to indicate that the following clause is not true and that this negatively impacts the importance of the preceding clause)


że też

Near-synonym: i pomyśleć, że

Że też nie pomyślałam o tym wcześniej!

Że też pociąg może tak stanąć...

I'd have never believed a train could stop just like this...

Że też trafiło akurat na ten dzień...

And it just had to be that day, of all days...

(idiomatic) to think that (used to show that the speaker is surprised that what was mentioned turned out to be possible)


z górą

Near-synonyms: ponad, przeszło

Jak przetrwały wbrew chrześcijaństwu, skoro herby w Europie są z górą dwakroć młodsze niż ono?

How did they survive against Christianity when coats of arms in Europe are upwards of two times younger than it?

(idiomatic) upwards of (used to indicate that the difference between the actual number and the one given is large)


casém

(Masuria, Warmia) alternative form of czasem; instrumental singular of cas


jéno

Zaráz przydę, jéno se weznę.

I'll come in just a second, as soon as I gather myself.

(Przemyśl) alternative form of jeno (“as soon as”)


Bogiem a prawdą

Literally, “by God and the truth”. The remnant of the phrase klnę się Bogiem, kierując się prawdą (I swear to God, guided by the truth).

między Bogiem a prawdą (alternative nonstandard proscribed)

(colloquial, idiomatic) frankly speaking, to tell the truth, in truth, in all honesty, to be honest


prawdę powiedziawszy

(idiomatic) alternative form of prawdę mówiąc


po prawdzie

(colloquial, idiomatic) used to say that what the speaker is talking about is true and that it is more important than what was said before; in truth; actually


między Bogiem a prawdą

(colloquial, idiomatic, nonstandard, proscribed) alternative form of Bogiem a prawdą


tylko i wyłącznie

(emphatic) only, just (not something else)


juści

(obsolete or dialectal, Near Masovian, Kielce, Żywiec) alternative form of jużci


jużci

Inherited from Old Polish jużci. By surface analysis, już + -ci.

juści (alternative)
jiżci (alternative)
juzci (alternative)

discourse marker
discourse marker#English

(Middle Polish) emphatic discourse marker; after all; well


mniejsza z

(idiomatic) anyway, never mind, enough of that (used to change the conversation because the speakers feels that enough has been said about the current one) [with instrumental]


mniejsza o

(idiomatic) anyway, never mind, enough of that (used to change the conversation because the speakers feels that enough has been said about the current one) [with accusative]


w każdym bądź razie

(idiomatic, proscribed) alternative form of w każdym razie


z czymś

(colloquial, idiomatic) or so, and change


iże

iżem (combined-form object-first-person object-singular)
iżeśmy (combined-form object-first-person object-plural)
iżeś (combined-form object-second-person object-singular)
iżeście (combined-form object-plural object-second-person)
iże (combined-form object-singular object-third-person)
iże (combined-form object-plural object-third-person)

(literary or obsolete or Middle Polish) alternative form of iż


a jakże

(colloquial, idiomatic) Expresses support, agreement, certainty, or emphasis; of course; you bet


w ogólności

Kobiety są w ogólności słabsze fizycznie od mężczyzn.

Generally speaking, women are physically weaker than men.

(dated, idiomatic) in general, generally, generally speaking, as a whole (in the general case; without further assumption; without qualification; in all respects)


żeż

żeżem (combined-form object-first-person object-singular)
żeżeśmy (combined-form object-first-person object-plural)
żeżeś (combined-form object-second-person object-singular)
żeżeście (combined-form object-plural object-second-person)
żeż (combined-form object-singular object-third-person)
żeż (combined-form object-plural object-third-person)

Tylko nie mów od razu, żeżeś jest naturalną Rudą :-(

Just don't say right away that you're a natural redhead :-(

(emphatic, chiefly humorous or dialectal) synonym of że


żeż

Zamknijcie się żeż!

2009, Andrzej Stasiuk, Czekając na Turka, Czarne:


mniej lub bardziej

(idiomatic) more or less (to varying extents, across instances; to an extent that varies among cases)


prawie że

(colloquial, idiomatic) synonym of prawie


nie byle

Grał na nie byle jakich skrzypcach, bo – Amatiego.

He played not just any violin but Amati's.

Profesor Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego to nie byle kto.

A professor at the University of Warsaw is not just anyone.

(idiomatic) not just any (used to show that something is not like average objects of the same type) [with interrogative pronoun]


jakżeby inaczej

(idiomatic) synonym of oczywiście (“of course”)


jakżeby

jakżebym (combined-form object-first-person object-singular)
jakżebyśmy (combined-form object-first-person object-plural)
jakżebyś (combined-form object-second-person object-singular)
jakżebyście (combined-form object-plural object-second-person)
jakżeby (combined-form object-singular object-third-person)
jakżeby (combined-form object-plural object-third-person)

From jakże + -by. First attested in the. Compare Old Polish jakżeby.

introduces a rhetorical question deemed impossible by the speaker; however


rzecz oczywista

(idiomatic) of course, obviously, without a doubt


rozumie się

(idiomatic) it is clear (no doubt should be felt)


kiz

Kiz tam diábeł!

(Podegrodzie) in phrases, used to expressive negative emotions such as reluctance, impatience, fear, etc.


adyć

Adyć dziś nie bółeś w kośćele.

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń, Far Masovian) synonym of przecież


ceć

From ce + -ć, where ce is a dialectal form of co.

cejco

cećkaj

(dialectal) used in combination with interrogative words to add the meaning


cedź

cedź jaki

(dialectal, Podegrodzie) alternative form of ceć


kiej

(Near Masovian, Kuyavia, Kielce, Podegrodzie, Lasovia) synonym of kiedy (“when, as; while”)


kiej

(Kuyavia, Kielce, Przemyśl) synonym of gdzie (“where”)


kiej

(Kuyavia, Near Masovian, Przemyśl) synonym of jakoby (“as if”)


a zatém

(Kuyavia) synonym of zresztą (“besides”)


bogać

(Central Greater Poland, Kuyavia) expresses surprise or disdain; for the love of God


omale

Mléka latoś omale.

(Kuyavia) meager; little (not much) [with genitive ‘of what’]


w prawdę

(Kuyavia, idiomatic) synonym of doprawdy


do reszty

/dɔ‿ˈrɛʂ.tɘ/

(idiomatic) something has all ascribable traits to the speaker's surprise; completely, totally


kiéj

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń, Lasovia) alternative form of kiej


mało wiele

(Central Greater Poland, Chełmno-Dobrzyń, idiomatic) synonym of coś niecoś


powrzeczy

/pɔˈvʐɛ.t͡ʂɘ/


czasém

(Ostróda) alternative form of czasem; instrumental singular of cas


w najgorszym wypadku

worst comes to worst
worst comes to worst

(idiomatic) worst-case scenario, worst comes to worst


juścić

(Near Masovian, emphatic) synonym of jużci


kiejby

(Near Masovian) alternative form of kieby (“as, as if”)


niekóniecnie

/ɲɛ.koˈɲɛt͡s.ɲɛ/

(Near Masovian) alternative form of niekoniecznie


nakci

(Far Masovian, emphatic) synonym of jednak


odydarmo

Tak się uparł, że odydarmo, nie można było nic wskórać.

He resisted so much, that there was no use, you couldn't get anything.

(Far Masovian) it is futile, there's no use


żeno

(Far Masovian) Used after an imperative.


abogać

Odprawili was ze służby? Abogać.

Did they dismiss you from service? That's right.

(Far Masovian) used as an affirmative to a question; right; yes


ajuzci

Bółeś u brata? Ajuzći bółem.

(Far Masovian) affirmative particle; yes


mojaz

A mojaz i z takiem krzyceniem?

A mojaz i ze spaniem?


bezto

Univerbation of bez + to. Compare Silesian bezto.

Bezto nie bółem na ôdpuście, co bółem chory.

I wasn't at parish festival because I was sick.


boga tam

Boga tam ty lubis słuchać, wolałbyś pogulać.

Yeah right you like to listen, you'd prefer to party.


małowiela

Małowiela co sie woły nie powzdymały.

(Far Masovian) alternative form of mało wiele


nawrzecy

Chłopaki bijo sie nawrzecy.

(Far Masovian) alternative form of nawrzeczy


zaćby

Zaćbym ja śmiał to pejdzieć?


wrzeczy

(Chełmno, Far Masovian) synonym of rzekomo


wrzecy

(Far Masovian) alternative form of wrzeczy


póny

(Central Greater Poland) alternative form of pono


małowielaco

Trzebno mi jutro do miasta małowielaco kupić.

I have to go to the city tomorrow to buy a thing or two.

(Western Greater Poland) synonym of coś niecoś


jeszczek

/ˈjɛʂ.t͡ʂɛk/

(Central Greater Poland) synonym of jeszcze


nie że

(colloquial, idiomatic) alternative form of nie to że


na imię

(Kuyavia) impeccably; really; without kidding


biedyćta

„Byłeś w domu?” „Biedyćta.”


chybie

Panie chybie tu jesce nie był?


m.in.

Umieszczony na końcu przewodnika skorowidz–informator zawiera m.in. dane dotyczące noclegów i obsługi ruchu turystycznego.

1996, Jan Bałdowski, Warmia, Mazury, Suwalszczyzna: przewodnik [Warmia, Masuria, Suwałki Region: a guide] (Przewodniki po regionach; 3), 2nd edition (non-fiction), Warszawa: Sport i Turystyka: Muza SA, published 1997, →ISBN, →OCLC:

The index at the end of the guide contains, among other things, data on accommodation and tourist services.

Kryzys gospodarczy to m.in. wzrost bezrobocia i spadek popytu.

1998, Stanisław Owsiak, “3.4. Funkcja stabilizacyjna [3.4. Stabilisation function]”, in Finanse publiczne: współczesne ujęcie [Public finances: a contemporary view], 4th reprint, 1st edition (non-fiction; paperback), Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, published 2017, →ISBN, →OCLC:

The economic crisis is, among other things, rising unemployment and falling demand.

W naradzie wezmą[…] udział m.in. dyrektorzy szkół ponadgimnazjalnych.

2001 December 3, “O sieci i subwencji”, in Dziennik Polski, Kraków–Oświęcim: Wydawnictwo Jagiellonia SA, →ISSN, →OCLC:

The meeting will […] be attended by, among others, secondary school principals.

abbreviation of między innymi, among other things (used before giving an example or examples of something)


bez ochyby

(Kielce) make no mistake (surely, definitely)


bez tego

/bɛs‿ˈtɛ.ɡɔ/

Literally, “because of this”, where bez dialectally means "through, because of".


ściwiśnie

/ɕt͡ɕiˈviɕ.ɲɛ/


na wywnęcku

(Podegrodzie, humorous) used when asked what one's name is


że bodaj

(Lasovia) expresses a high level of exaltation


juzci

(Lasovia) alternative form of jużci (“used to add certainty”)


chiba

(Podlachia, Tykocin, Northern Borderlands, Lithuania) alternative form of chyba


hády

(Lasovia) alternative form of ady (“in no way”)


ainoć

(Far Masovian, Łomża Voivodeship, emphatic) synonym of aino


konkretnie

pl-adv

konkretnie (comparative konkretniej, superlative najkonkretniej)

konkretniej (comparative)
najkonkretniej (superlative)

pl:Praktyczny słownik współczesnej polszczyzny

From konkretny + -ie. First attested in 1845.

(colloquial) largely (in a manner that the quantity, number, quality or intensity of what is said can be judged as large and satisfactory)


chóć

(Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, Podlachia) alternative form of choć

Western Lublin; Eastern Lublin; Lublin Voivodeship; Western Lublin; Eastern Lublin; Lublin Voivodeship


dopir

(Far Masovian, Węgrów County) alternative form of dopiero


dosić

(Central Greater Poland, Kalisz Voivodeship, Kuyavia, Ciechocinek, Eastern Lublin, Rejowiec, Western Lublin, Babin, Near Masovian, Łuków County) alternative form of dosyć

Central Greater Poland; Eastern Lublin; Western Lublin; Babin; Near Masovian; Central Greater Poland; Eastern Lublin; Western Lublin; Babin; Near Masovian


gdzież

Inherited from Old Polish gdzież. By surface analysis, gdzie + -ż.

(emphatic) used to state the speaker's disagreement with a statement and that the speaker knows something else to be true; what; yeah right


juze

Juze stamtąd nie obácy,
Nawet swojéj maty.

He won't see from there anymore,
Not even his own mother.

(Western Lublin, Ponigwoda) alternative form of już


kajnam

(Far Masovian, Suchożebry) synonym of gdzie tam