• Listen

  What it means

  Literally “baju, baju, you’ll be in paradise.” A lullaby-like phrase used to soothe a child — or sarcastically, to mock empty promises and false reassurances given to adults.

  Vocabulary

  • baju, baju — lullaby sound / hush-hush (soothing nonsense syllables)
  • będziesz — you will be
  • raj — paradise / heaven

  Grammar note

  'Będziesz' is the second-person singular future of 'być' (to be). 'W raju' uses the locative of 'raj' after 'w.'

  Cultural context

  Used sincerely as a bedtime lullaby, but also ironically when someone is being fed comforting nonsense — 'they're just telling you baju baju.'

  Beginner

Noticed a typo, a wrong translation, or anything that doesn't look right? We'd love to fix it — just let us know via the contact page. Thank you!