Latem wolę wakacje na wsi niż w mieście.

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Breakdown of Latem wolę wakacje na wsi niż w mieście.

• w: in
• niż: rather than
• na: in

Questions & Answers about Latem wolę wakacje na wsi niż w mieście.

What exactly does Latem mean, and why is it not w lato?

Latem means in (the) summer.
Grammatically, it is the instrumental singular of lato, used adverbially to express time.

You normally don’t say w lato. The natural options are:

• Latem – most common, very natural.
• W lecie – also correct, slightly more formal/neutral.

So:

• Latem wolę wakacje… = W lecie wolę wakacje…
  Both mean: In summer I prefer holidays…

Why is there no word for I in the sentence? Where is the subject?

In Polish the personal pronoun is often dropped because the verb ending shows the person.

• Wolę is 1st person singular (I).
• If you wanted to emphasise it, you could say: Ja wolę wakacje na wsi…, but Ja is not required.

So the subject “I” is understood from the form wolę.

What is the difference between wolę and lubię?

Both relate to likes, but:

• lubię = I like
  
  • neutral liking: –