W telewizji leci polski film.

In Polish, w telewizji is the normal way to say on TV or literally in television / on television.

Even though English uses on TV, Polish uses the preposition w here. This is just how the expression works idiomatically.

• w telewizji = on TV
• w radiu = on the radio

So this is a good phrase to learn as a set expression.

Because the preposition w often requires the locative case when it means in.

The basic form is:

• telewizja = television

After w, it changes to:

• w telewizji = on TV / in television

So here telewizji is the locative singular form of telewizja.

Yes, literally leci comes from the verb lecieć, which often means to fly or to be moving through the air.

But in everyday Polish, lecieć is also commonly used for things that are being broadcast or playing, especially:

• films
• TV programs
• songs
• radio shows

So in this sentence:

• W telewizji leci polski film. = A Polish film is on TV.

This is a very natural expression in Polish.

Because Polish normally uses special verbs for media being shown or broadcast.

Compare:

• W telewizji leci film. = A film is on TV.
• W radiu leci piosenka. = A song is playing on the radio.

Using jest would not sound as natural here. Leci suggests that the film is currently running or being broadcast.

Polski film is a noun phrase made of:

• polski = Polish
• film = film / movie

The adjective polski agrees with film in:

• gender: masculine
• number: singular
• case: nominative

That is why it is polski film, not some other form.

Polish does not have articles like English a, an, and the.

So:

• polski film can mean a Polish film or the Polish film

The exact meaning depends on context. In this sentence, English usually translates it as a Polish film is on TV, because that sounds most natural without more context.

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

The sentence:

• W telewizji leci polski film.

is natural and neutral.

You could also hear:

• Polski film leci w telewizji.
• Leci w telewizji polski film.

These versions are all possible, but they can shift emphasis slightly.

For example:

• W telewizji leci polski film. focuses naturally on what is on TV.
• Polski film leci w telewizji. puts more focus on the Polish film.

In Polish, film is the normal everyday word for both film and movie.

So depending on context:

• film = film
• film = movie

In this sentence, English speakers would often naturally translate it as movie:

• A Polish movie is on TV.

But film is also perfectly correct.

A rough English-friendly guide would be:

• W = like v
• telewizji ≈ teh-leh-VEE-zhee
• leci ≈ LEH-tsi
• polski ≈ POL-skee
• film = almost like English film, but with a clearer short vowel

So roughly:

v teh-leh-VEE-zhee LEH-tsi POL-skee feelm

A few useful sound notes:

• w in Polish sounds like English v
• zj in telewizji gives a soft zh-like sound
• c in leci sounds like ts

Yes. That is a very natural English translation too.

Depending on style and context, you could translate it as:

• A Polish film is on TV.
• There’s a Polish film on TV.
• A Polish movie is showing on TV.
• A Polish film is playing on TV.

They all match the Polish sentence well.