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  What it means

  After work, rest is sweet — all the sweeter for those who have their own hearth. Hard work makes rest more enjoyable, and having your own home makes that rest even more precious.

  English equivalent

  There's no place like home.

  Vocabulary

  • praca — work
  • miły — pleasant, sweet
  • odpoczynek — rest
  • własny — one's own
  • kominek — fireplace, hearth

  Grammar note

  'Po pracy' — locative after 'po'. 'Tym milszy' — comparative construction: 'all the more pleasant'. 'Kto posiada' — relative clause with 'kto' (whoever).

  Cultural context

  The hearth (kominek) symbolises home and family in Polish tradition. Owning one's home was a mark of stability and independence.

  Intermediate

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