Episode 160: You Me Not You Will Take On!

Ty mnie nie nabierzesz! 

English Phonemes: “tih myneh nyeh nah-BYEH-[rz]e[sz]”

Literal Translation: You me not you will take on!

Elegant Translation: You’re not gonna take me on!

English Equivalent: To pull a fast one on someone.


Happy April Fools’ Day!

So today I’m going to equip you with one of many ways to say that you’re not going to fall for anyone’s trick! A good defensive phrase for a day like today! So if someone tries to pull a fast one on you, slam back with this phrase!

Ty = you [pronoun, s. subj. form, informal]
Mnie = me [pronoun, s. obj. form]
Nie = not/no [negating word]
Nabierzesz = you will take on [verb, 2nd. p. s. future tense, informal]

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Julia Tutko-Balena