To angielskie słowo jest łatwe.

In this sentence, to means something like this or that: This English word is easy.

Polish to is very common in simple identifying statements. Here it points to the thing being talked about: to ... słowo = this ... word.

A beginner can think of to here as a neutral demonstrative word. It is especially common with neuter nouns like słowo.

Because adjectives in Polish must agree with the noun they describe.

The noun słowo is:

• singular
• neuter
• nominative

So the adjective angielski has to take the matching neuter singular nominative form:

• masculine: angielski
• feminine: angielska
• neuter: angielskie

That is why we get angielskie słowo.

For the same reason: adjective agreement.

Słowo is a neuter singular noun, so the adjective łatwy must also be in the neuter singular form:

• masculine: łatwy
• feminine: łatwa
• neuter: łatwe

So:

• łatwy wyraz = an easy word, if the noun is masculine
• łatwe słowo = an easy word, because słowo is neuter

A very common clue is the ending -o.

Many Polish nouns ending in -o are neuter, including:

• słowo = word
• okno = window
• piwo = beer

Because słowo is neuter, words that describe it must also use neuter forms, such as:

• angielskie
• łatwe

It is in the nominative case.

This is the basic dictionary form of the noun, and it is used here because słowo is the subject of the sentence.

So:

• słowo = nominative singular
• angielskie agrees with it in nominative singular neuter
• łatwe also agrees with it in nominative singular neuter

In the present tense, Polish often does include jest when saying that something has a quality:

• To słowo jest łatwe. = This word is easy.

In some kinds of Polish, especially in informal speech or certain sentence patterns, jest may be omitted, but for learners it is safest to use it here.

So To angielskie słowo jest łatwe is a normal, correct full sentence.

Yes, they are doing different jobs, but both still have to agree with słowo.

• angielskie is an attributive adjective: it directly describes the noun inside the noun phrase angielskie słowo
• łatwe is a predicate adjective: it comes after jest and describes the subject

Even though their functions are different, both refer to słowo, so both take the same grammatical form: neuter singular nominative.

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

The neutral order here is:

• To angielskie słowo jest łatwe.

But you may also hear or see variations such as:

• To słowo angielskie jest łatwe.
• Łatwe jest to angielskie słowo.

The meaning usually stays similar, but the emphasis changes.

For a learner, the original version is a very natural and safe one to use.

You cannot say angielskie wyraz, because wyraz is masculine, not neuter.

You would need:

• To angielski wyraz jest łatwy.

As for meaning:

• słowo is the everyday word for word
• wyraz is also word, but it can sound a bit more grammatical, technical, or formal depending on context

So your original sentence with słowo is perfectly natural.

A rough guide is:

• angielskie ≈ ahn-GYEL-skee-eh

A few helpful notes:

• gie sounds roughly like gye
• skie is two syllables in careful pronunciation: skie
• stress in Polish usually falls on the second-to-last syllable, so here the stress is on giel: an-GIEL-skie

Polish pronunciation is regular, but the exact sounds are a bit different from English.

A rough pronunciation is:

• łatwe ≈ WAT-veh

Helpful details:

• ł is pronounced like English w
• ą is a nasal vowel, but before t it often sounds closer to on/om or a nasalized o
• w in Polish sounds like English v
• final e is pronounced, not silent

So łatwe does not sound like English lat-way.

Sometimes yes, depending on context.

You can say:

• Angielskie słowo jest łatwe.

That means The English word is easy or An English word is easy, depending on context.

Adding to makes it feel more like:

• This English word is easy or
• That English word is easy

So to adds a pointing or identifying sense.

Because Polish has no articles.

English distinguishes:

• a word
• the word

Polish does not do this with separate words like a or the. Instead, Polish relies on:

• context
• word order
• demonstratives like to, ten, ta, to
• stress and emphasis

So słowo by itself can mean a word or the word, depending on context. In your sentence, to helps make the reference more specific.