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  What it means

  “Sausage is not for the dog, spyrka is not for the cat.” A regional variant using ‘spyrka’ (smoked bacon fat, typical of southern Poland) instead of ‘sadło’. Same meaning: some things are simply not meant for you.

  English equivalent

  That's not for the likes of you.

  Vocabulary

  • pies — dog
  • kiełbasa — sausage
  • kot — cat
  • spyrka — smoked bacon fat (regional, southern Polish dialect)

  Grammar note

  'Dla psa' and 'dla kota' both use the genitive after 'dla'. 'Spyrka' is a regional term from Silesia and the Małopolska region.

  Cultural context

  'Spyrka' is a dialectal word from southern Poland (Silesia, Małopolska), making this a regional variant of the more widespread 'sadło' version.

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