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  What it means

  “Whoever is born in May will fare well.” A folk belief that a May birth brings good fortune throughout life.

  Vocabulary

  • urodzić się — to be born
  • maj — May
  • powodzić się — to fare well, to prosper

  Grammar note

  'Dobrze mu się powodzi' — impersonal construction with dative 'mu' (to him/her): 'things go well for them'.

  Cultural context

  May is associated with spring, renewal, and the Virgin Mary in Polish Catholic tradition, lending it a lucky character.

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