• Listen

  What it means

  Literally “as so-so.” Means just about adequately, barely satisfactorily — “so-so,” “passably,” “well enough.” Often used as a modest or resigned answer to “how are you doing?”

  Vocabulary

  • jako — as, like (archaic/formal)
  • tako — so, thus (archaic)

  Grammar note

  Both words are archaic forms — 'jako' and 'tako' are old Polish equivalents of 'jak' and 'tak'. The phrase survives as a fixed expression.

  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!