• Listen

  What it means

  Literally “sea lantern.” A lighthouse — used both literally and figuratively for a guiding light, a beacon of hope or direction in difficult times.

  Vocabulary

  • latarnia — lantern, lamp post
  • morski — sea, maritime (adjective)

  Grammar note

  Nominative feminine noun phrase. Used figuratively: 'być latarnią morską dla kogoś' — to be a guiding light for someone.

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