Po pracy idę do kwiaciarni po bukiet dla babci.

After work I am going to the flower shop for a bouquet for grandma.

Breakdown of Po pracy idę do kwiaciarni po bukiet dla babci.

• ja: I
• iść: to go
• do: to
• po: after

Questions & Answers about Po pracy idę do kwiaciarni po bukiet dla babci.

Why isn’t there a word for I in the sentence?

Polish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb form.
Here, idę already means I am going / I go, so ja is unnecessary.

You could say Ja idę do kwiaciarni..., but that would usually add emphasis, like:

• Ja idę do kwiaciarni, nie on.
  I’m going to the flower shop, not him.

So the version without ja is the most natural neutral one.

Why is po used twice? Does it mean the same thing both times?

No. It has two different meanings here:

• po pracy = after work
• po bukiet = for a bouquet / to get a bouquet

So in this sentence:

• Po pracy tells you when
• po bukiet tells you why / for what purpose

This is very normal in Polish. The meaning comes from the whole phrase, not just the preposition by itself.

Why do the nouns change form: pracy, kwiaciarni, babci?