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  What it means

  “Even a king sits on a broken throne when he dines well.” A good meal makes any discomfort bearable. Comfort and contentment come from within — especially from a full stomach.

  Vocabulary

  • król — king
  • dziurawy — full of holes, broken, leaky
  • tron — throne
  • siadywać — to sit (habitual)
  • obiadować — to dine, to have dinner

  Grammar note

  'Na dziurawym tronie' — locative after 'na'. 'Siaduje' and 'obiaduje' are habitual present forms. The rhyme 'siaduje / obiaduje' drives the saying.

  Intermediate

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