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  What it means

  Literally “on your marks, ready, go.” The standard Polish starting command for a race — “on your marks, get set, go.”

  Vocabulary

  • miejsca — places, marks (plural of miejsce)
  • gotowi — ready (plural)
  • start — start, go

  Grammar note

  Three imperative/exclamatory phrases in sequence. 'Miejsca' is accusative plural — 'to your places'.

  Cultural context

  The universal starting command for races in Polish schools and athletics — every Pole knows this sequence.

  Beginner

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