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  What it means

  “When St. George treats us to fine weather, the weather will soon turn bad.” Good weather on St. George’s Day (April 23) is a false promise — it won’t last. A folk warning not to trust early spring warmth.

  Vocabulary

  • Jerzy — George (St. George's Day, April 23)
  • częstować — to treat, to offer (hospitality)
  • wnet — soon, shortly
  • zepsuć się — to spoil, to turn bad

  Grammar note

  'Pogodą częstuje' — 'pogodą' is the instrumental of 'pogoda', used after 'częstować' (to treat someone with something).

  Cultural context

  St. George's Day (April 23) marks the beginning of the agricultural season in Polish tradition.

  Intermediate

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