• Listen

  What it means

  “Whoever doesn’t listen to their father and mother blows on cold water.” Blowing on cold water is pointless — so is the life of someone who ignores their parents’ guidance. Disobedience leads to futile effort.

  Vocabulary

  • słuchać — to listen to, to obey
  • dmuchać — to blow
  • zimna woda — cold water

  Grammar note

  'Nie słucha' takes the genitive: 'ojca i matki' (not accusative). 'Na zimną wodę' is accusative after 'na'.

  Cultural context

  Companion proverb to the harsher variant about falling into the executioner's hands.

  Beginner

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