Zabieramy prowiant do schroniska górskiego.

Yes, brać also means to take, but zabierać often suggests taking something along, bringing something with you, or carrying something away to another place.

So:

• bierzemy prowiant = we take the provisions
• zabieramy prowiant = we take the provisions along / we’re bringing provisions with us

In this sentence, zabieramy fits well because the idea is that the food is being taken along to the mountain shelter.

In Polish, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

• zabieram = I take / am taking
• zabierasz = you take
• zabieramy = we take / we are taking

So zabieramy already means we are taking. Adding my would only be for emphasis:

• My zabieramy prowiant... = We are the ones taking the provisions...

Zabieramy is:

• 1st person plural = we
• present tense
• imperfective verb

So it can mean, depending on context:

• we take
• we are taking
• we’re bringing along

Because Polish present tense often covers both simple present and present continuous meanings, English translation depends on context.

Prowiant is in the accusative case, because it is the direct object of the verb zabieramy.

For masculine inanimate nouns like prowiant, the accusative singular is the same as the nominative singular.

So:

• nominative: prowiant
• accusative: prowiant

That is why it looks unchanged.

The preposition do requires the genitive case.

So:

• nominative: schronisko
• genitive: schroniska

That gives:

• do schroniska = to the shelter / into the shelter

This is a very common pattern in Polish:

• do domu = to the house / home
• do sklepu = to the shop
• do miasta = to the city

Because adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

The basic form is:

• schronisko górskie = mountain shelter

But after do, the noun changes to genitive:

• do schroniska

So the adjective must also change to genitive:

• górskiego

Together:

• nominative: schronisko górskie
• genitive: do schroniska górskiego

It can mean several similar things in English, depending on context.

Schronisko górskie usually refers to a mountain refuge, mountain hut, or mountain hostel/lodge used by hikers in the mountains.

It is not usually just any ordinary shelter in the emergency sense. In many contexts, mountain hut or mountain refuge is the most natural translation.

Yes. Polish word order is more flexible than English because case endings show grammatical relationships.

The neutral order here is:

• Zabieramy prowiant do schroniska górskiego.

But you could also say:

• Do schroniska górskiego zabieramy prowiant.
• Prowiant zabieramy do schroniska górskiego.

These versions shift emphasis:

• starting with do schroniska górskiego emphasizes the destination
• starting with prowiant emphasizes what is being taken

Even though the order can change, the original sentence sounds natural and neutral.

No. They express different ideas:

• do schroniska = to the shelter → movement toward a place
• w schronisku = in the shelter → location inside a place

Compare:

• Idziemy do schroniska. = We’re going to the shelter.
• Jesteśmy w schronisku. = We are in the shelter.

In your sentence, do is used because the provisions are being taken to that place.

It is a normal word, but it has a slightly specific feel. It usually means provisions, food supplies, or food for a trip.

It sounds very natural in contexts like:

• hiking
• travel
• camping
• excursions

In everyday home situations, people might more often mention the actual items instead:

• jedzenie = food
• kanapki = sandwiches
• zakupy = groceries/shopping

So prowiant is a good choice here because a mountain trip strongly suggests packed food supplies.

Zabierać is the imperfective verb. Its perfective partner is usually zabrać.

• zabierać = imperfective
• zabrać = perfective

This matters because Polish aspect shows how an action is viewed:

• imperfective: ongoing, repeated, general, in progress
• perfective: completed, one whole action

So:

• Zabieramy prowiant... = We are taking / we take provisions...
• Zabierzemy prowiant... = We will take the provisions... or We’ll bring provisions...

The sentence with zabieramy sounds like an ongoing or general present-time action.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• Zabieramy ≈ za-bye-RAH-mih
• prowiant ≈ PRO-vyant
• do ≈ daw or short do
• schroniska ≈ skhro-NEE-ska
• górskiego ≈ goor-SKYE-go

A few useful notes:

• rz in górskiego sounds like the Polish ż
• ó sounds like u
• schr in schroniska can feel difficult for English speakers; the ch is like a throaty sound, not like English ch in church
• stress in Polish usually falls on the second-to-last syllable:
  • za-bie-RA-my
  • pro-WIANT
  • schro-NI-ska
  • gór-SKIE-go

Yes. Polish present tense can express both:

• an action happening now
• a habitual or repeated action

So Zabieramy prowiant do schroniska górskiego could mean:

• We are taking provisions to the mountain shelter
  or
• We take provisions to the mountain shelter

Context tells you which meaning is intended. If you wanted to make the habitual meaning clearer, you could add something like:

• często = often
• zwykle = usually

For example:

• Zwykle zabieramy prowiant do schroniska górskiego. = We usually take provisions to the mountain shelter.