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  What it means

  “Don’t praise the day before sunset.” Do not celebrate or judge something until it is truly finished. Things can go wrong right up to the very end.

  English equivalent

  Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

  Vocabulary

  • chwalić — to praise
  • dzień — day
  • zachód słońca — sunset

  Grammar note

  'Nie chwal' is the negative imperative of 'chwalić'. 'Dnia' is the genitive of 'dzień' (object of negated verb). 'Przed zachodem słońca' uses the instrumental after 'przed'.

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