Lubię oglądać starocie.

Because lubię is the 1st person singular form of the verb lubić in the present tense.

• lubić = to like
• lubię = I like

So the ending -ę tells you the subject is I. In Polish, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

Compare:

• lubię = I like
• lubisz = you like
• lubi = he/she/it likes

That is why ja is not necessary here, though you could say Ja lubię oglądać starocie for emphasis.

After lubić, Polish usually uses another verb in the infinitive when you mean to like doing something.

So:

• Lubię czytać. = I like reading / I like to read.
• Lubię pływać. = I like swimming / I like to swim.
• Lubię oglądać starocie. = I like watching / looking at antiques.

This works very much like English I like to watch or I like watching, except Polish simply uses the infinitive oglądać.

Because in Polish, the infinitive is a single verb form and does not need a separate particle like English to.

In English:

• to watch

In Polish:

• oglądać

So oglądać already means to watch / to look at / to view, depending on context.

Oglądać usually means to watch, to look at attentively, or to view/examine something. It is a very natural choice for things like TV, films, objects in a shop, museum items, or antiques.

Patrzeć means more literally to look, and it often needs na:

• patrzeć na starocie = to look at antiques

So both can be possible, but the nuance is a little different:

• oglądać starocie = looking at them in a more deliberate way, examining/viewing them
• patrzeć na starocie = simply looking at them

For antiques, flea-market finds, or old objects, oglądać sounds very natural.

Because the sentence talks about a general liking or a habitual activity, not one completed act.

Polish often uses the imperfective verb in this kind of sentence:

• Lubię oglądać... = I like watching / looking at...

The imperfective oglądać focuses on the activity itself as something repeated, ongoing, or general.

Its perfective partner is obejrzeć, but that would not fit as naturally here:

• Lubię oglądać filmy. = I like watching films.
• Lubię obejrzeć film. sounds much less natural for a general preference.

So in a sentence about what you like doing in general, imperfective is normally the right choice.

It is in the accusative, because it is the direct object of oglądać.

You are watching / looking at what?
→ starocie

However, for this kind of noun, the accusative plural looks the same as the nominative plural. So although the case is accusative, the form remains starocie.

That is very common in Polish with many non-masculine-personal plural nouns.

Starocie is a plural noun referring to old things, often with the sense of antiques, old items, or sometimes old junk, depending on context.

A learner may notice that it often appears in the plural:

• te starocie = those old things / those antiques

In everyday use, it commonly behaves like a plural noun meaning a collection of old objects rather than one specific item.

So in this sentence, it feels a bit like:

• old things
• antique stuff
• antiques

The exact tone depends on context and speaker attitude.

It can be either, depending on context and tone.

Sometimes starocie sounds affectionate or enthusiastic:

• someone who loves antiques, vintage objects, flea-market finds

Sometimes it sounds slightly dismissive:

• old junk
• old stuff

So if someone says Lubię oglądać starocie, it could mean they enjoy looking at antiques and old objects, often with a hobby-like or nostalgic feeling. The word is a little less formal than a more neutral term like antyki.

Yes. Antyki is another good option, but the nuance is different.

• antyki = antiques in a more standard, often more valuable or formal sense
• starocie = old things, old items, sometimes antiques, sometimes just old stuff

So:

• Lubię oglądać antyki. sounds a bit more specifically about antiques.
• Lubię oglądać starocie. sounds broader and a bit more colloquial.

Yes. Polish word order is more flexible than English, because endings show the grammatical relationships.

The neutral order here is:

• Lubię oglądać starocie.

But you could also say:

• Starocie lubię oglądać.
• Oglądać starocie lubię.

These alternatives add emphasis or change the focus slightly:

• Starocie lubię oglądać puts more focus on starocie
• Oglądać starocie lubię can sound contrastive, like As for looking at antiques, I do like that

For a learner, the original version is the safest and most neutral.

Yes, but usually you do not need to.

Because lubię already means I like, Polish often drops the subject pronoun.

• Lubię oglądać starocie. = normal, neutral
• Ja lubię oglądać starocie. = more emphasis on I

Using ja may suggest contrast, for example:

• Ja lubię oglądać starocie, ale mój brat nie.
  I like looking at antiques, but my brother doesn’t.

So ja is possible, but not required.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

LOO-byeh ong-LON-datch sta-RO-cheh

A few useful details:

• ę in lubię is nasal, though in normal speech it may sound close to -e or -em depending on context
• ą in oglądać is nasal
• ć at the end of oglądać sounds like a soft ch sound, not like English k
• cie in starocie sounds roughly like cheh

If you want to sound natural, stress the second-to-last syllable in each Polish word:

• lu-bię
• oglą-dać
• sta-ro-cie