Learn Hardcore Polish: Piotr lubi kawę.

In kawę, the final ę sounds like the nasal vowel en in French. It’s a bit like saying kav-en very quickly, but in Polish, the nasal quality is softer than in French. Make sure to keep the k hard at the start.

Why does kawę end in ę?

Kawę is the accusative form of kawa (coffee) in Polish. In Polish grammar, direct objects usually appear in the accusative case. For feminine nouns like kawa, the noun changes to kawę when it’s the object of a sentence.

Why do we use lubi and not something else?

Lubi is the third-person singular form of the verb lubić (to like). Since the sentence talks about Piotr (he), we need the he/she/it form, which is lubi. If you were talking about yourself (I like coffee), you’d say lubię.

Why is there no pronoun before lubi?

In Polish, pronouns (like he) are often dropped because the verb form already indicates who is doing the action. Saying Piotr on lubi kawę would sound redundant in most contexts unless you really wanted to emphasize that he (Piotr) likes coffee.