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  What it means

  “Beer makes your head sway.” Drinking beer makes you drowsy or unsteady. A light-hearted observation about the effects of alcohol.

  English equivalent

  Beer will make your head spin.

  Vocabulary

  • piwo — beer
  • głowa — head
  • kiwać się — to sway, to nod, to wobble

  Grammar note

  'Od piwa' uses the genitive after 'od' (because of, from). 'Się kiwa' is a reflexive construction: the head sways by itself.

  Cultural context

  A humorous folk rhyme (piwa / kiwa) rather than a serious moral proverb. Often quoted with a smile.

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