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  What it means

  “Bread doesn’t weigh heavy on the road.” Food — especially bread — is never a burden when you’re travelling. Encourages taking provisions and not worrying about the extra weight.

  Vocabulary

  • chleb — bread
  • droga — road, journey
  • ciężyć — to weigh down, to be a burden

  Grammar note

  'W drodze' is the locative of 'droga'. 'Nie ciężý' — the accent mark on 'y' is an archaic spelling variant.

  Cultural context

  Bread was the staple travel food in old Poland; the proverb reflects a culture where carrying a loaf was standard practice for any journey.

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