W mieście Wiśle myślą ściśle. Jak coś zmyślą, ślą na piśmie.
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Translation
In the town of Wisła they think precisely. When they make something up, they send it in writing.
Vocabulary
- Wisła — Wisła — a town in southern Poland; also the Vistula river (locative: Wiśle)
- myśleć — to think (3rd pl. present: myślą)
- ściśle — precisely, strictly
- zmyślić — to make up, to fabricate (perfective; 3rd pl. present: zmyślą)
- słać — to send (3rd pl. present: ślą)
- pismo — writing, letter (locative: piśmie)
Grammar note
'Na piśmie' — locative of 'pismo' after 'na' (in writing — a fixed phrase). 'Jak coś zmyślą' — 'jak' introduces a temporal clause (when/if). 'Ślą' is 3rd person plural present of 'słać'.
Intermediate