Formal 'and' (oraz)

The written and

and, as well as (formal, written)

oraz means and / as well as — but you will meet it in writing far more than in speech: news, announcements, forms, menus, instructions.

We bought bread, butter and cheese.
Kupiliśmy chleb, masło oraz ser.

It often joins the LAST item of a list, where English says as well as.

The additive family

wordregister
ineutral, everywhere
a takżeadds with emphasis (as well as)
orazformal, written
I am learning Polish as well as German.
Uczę się polskiego oraz niemieckiego.

No comma

Like i, plain oraz takes no comma before it: stół oraz krzesła — never stół, oraz krzesła.

In the room there is a table and four chairs.
W pokoju jest stół oraz cztery krzesła.

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