Episode 138: I Will Tell Straight From Bridge!

Powiem prosto z mostu!

English Phonemes: “POH-wyehm PROHS-toh z MOHS-too”

Literal Translation: I will tell straight from bridge.

Elegant Translation: I will tell it straight from the bridge.

English Equivalent: To speak bluntly. 

When a Polish person tells you something outright, they speak straight from the bridge. A great turn of phrase to use when you’re about to say something without beating about the bush.

Powiem = I will tell/say/speak [1st p. s., verb, future tense, gender agnostic]
Prosto = straight [adj. used as a direction]
Z = from [preposition]
Mostu = bridge [noun, s. neutral, obj. form]

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