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  What it means

  “February will ask you: do you have boots?” February is the harshest winter month — be prepared with warm footwear or you will suffer.

  Vocabulary

  • spytać — to ask
  • luty — February
  • buty — boots, shoes
  • maszli — do you have (archaic: masz + li)

  Grammar note

  'Maszli' is an archaic interrogative form combining 'masz' (you have) with the particle 'li' used to form questions in older Polish.

  Cultural context

  February ('luty') literally means 'fierce' or 'cruel' in Polish, reflecting the month's reputation for bitter cold.

  Intermediate

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