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  What it means

  An electrician doesn’t get shocked — expertise protects you. Used to say that professionals are immune to the dangers of their own trade.

  Vocabulary

  • elektryk — electrician
  • prąd — electric current, electricity
  • tykać — to touch, to affect, to shock

  Grammar note

  'Elektryka' is the genitive singular of 'elektryk', used here as the object of 'nie tyka'. 'Prąd nie tyka' — the current doesn't touch/shock.

  Cultural context

  A humorous modern proverb. Often used ironically when a professional makes a mistake in their own field.

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