Obiad jest już zrobiony, więc możemy odpocząć.

Obiad is the main cooked meal of the day in Polish. Depending on the family, schedule, or translation style, it can correspond to lunch or dinner in English.

So in this sentence, the exact English word depends on context:

• if the meal is eaten earlier in the day, lunch
• if it is the main evening meal, dinner

This is a very common source of confusion for English speakers.

Jest means is. The phrase obiad jest już zrobiony literally means the meal is already made/done.

Polish often uses być + a participle/adjective to describe a finished state:

• jest zrobiony = is done / has been made

In everyday Polish, jest is sometimes omitted in very casual speech, but in a full, neutral sentence like this, using jest is normal.

Zrobiony comes from the verb zrobić, which means to do / to make / to prepare.

Here it means made, done, or prepared.

The ending -y is there because zrobiony agrees with obiad, which is:

• masculine
• singular

So the form matches the noun:

• obiad → zrobiony
• kolacja → zrobiona
• jedzenie → zrobione

This kind of agreement is very important in Polish.

Because zrobić is the perfective verb, and it focuses on a completed result.

• zrobiony = done / completed / prepared
• robiony = more like being done or sometimes done regularly/in a certain way

In this sentence, the point is that the meal is finished already, so zrobiony is the natural choice.

It is close to a passive structure, but for learners it is often easiest to think of it as a state:

• The meal is done
• The meal is ready/prepared

Polish uses this kind of structure very naturally. English sometimes prefers:

• Dinner is ready
• The meal has already been made

So although it resembles the passive, the main idea is the current finished state of the meal.

Because Polish often expresses the current result with a present-tense form like jest zrobiony.

Literally:

• is made/done

But in natural English, the best translation is often:

• has been made
• is already done
• is already ready

So the grammar does not map word-for-word to English tense usage.

Już means already.

In this sentence:

• Obiad jest już zrobiony = The meal is already done

Its position is flexible, but different placements can slightly change emphasis:

• Obiad jest już zrobiony
• Obiad już jest zrobiony

Both are possible. The version in your sentence sounds natural and neutral.

Więc means so, therefore, or thus.

It connects the two ideas:

• the meal is already done
• as a result, we can rest

So:

• ..., więc możemy odpocząć = ..., so we can rest

It is a very common linking word in Polish.

Because Polish usually does not need subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

Możemy means:

• we can

The ending -my tells you the subject is we.

So my is usually omitted unless you want extra emphasis:

• Możemy odpocząć = We can rest
• My możemy odpocząć = We can rest with extra emphasis on we

This is about aspect again.

• odpocząć is perfective
• odpoczywać is imperfective

Here, odpocząć suggests have a rest / rest for a bit / take a break as a complete action.

Możemy odpoczywać would sound more like:

• we can be resting
• we can spend time resting

In this sentence, odpocząć is the more natural choice.

Yes. Polish word order is more flexible than English word order.

For example, these are possible:

• Obiad jest już zrobiony, więc możemy odpocząć.
• Już obiad jest zrobiony, więc możemy odpocząć.
• Możemy odpocząć, bo obiad jest już zrobiony.

But the original version sounds very natural and neutral.

Word order changes usually affect:

• emphasis
• rhythm
• style

not the basic meaning.

Yes, and that is very natural.

There is a small difference:

• zrobiony = made / done / prepared
• gotowy = ready

So:

• Obiad jest już zrobiony focuses on the fact that someone has finished making it
• Obiad jest już gotowy focuses on the fact that it is ready now

Both are correct, but gotowy may sound slightly more idiomatic in some everyday contexts.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• Obiad → OH-byat
• jest → yest
• już → yoosh
• zrobiony → zro-BYO-ny
• więc → vyents
• możemy → mo-ZHE-my
• odpocząć → roughly ot-po-CHONCH

A few sounds to notice:

• j in Polish sounds like English y
• ż sounds like the s in measure
• ć is a soft ch-like sound
• ą in odpocząć is nasal; before ć, it often sounds close to oń

So the whole sentence is approximately:

OH-byat yest yoosh zro-BYO-ny, vyents mo-ZHE-my ot-po-CHONCH