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### Indeclinable Loanwords

Polish is famous for changing the endings of its nouns to match their grammatical case. However, there is a special group of nouns that completely ignores this rule: indeclinable loanwords (**rzeczowniki nieodmienne**).

When Polish borrows foreign words—especially those ending in vowels like **-o**, **-i**, or **-e**—they often remain "frozen." Words like **mango**, **awokado**, and **kiwi** look exactly the same whether they are the subject of a sentence, the direct object, or the object of a preposition.

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### Smoothies and Exotic Beverages

This "no-declension" rule applies heavily to modern, imported food and drink vocabulary. 

Whether you are ordering an **espresso** or blending a **smoothie**, these nouns do not decline. Keep in mind that while the noun itself doesn't change, any adjectives attached to it still decline to agree with the noun's gender (most indeclinable nouns are neuter, so you will see forms like *zielone smoothie*).

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You will also see this fixed form with exotic flavors and spices like **liczi** (lychee) and **chili**. Notice how in the next sentence, **chili** follows the word **trochę** (a little bit), which normally forces a noun into the Genitive case. Because **chili** is indeclinable, it remains completely unchanged:

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The same applies when these words follow prepositions that usually trigger the Instrumental case, such as **z** (with):

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Indeclinable loanwords

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

predicative

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

This is (to jest)

The verb to be, singular (być)

Formal address (Pan, Pani)

Demonstrative pronouns (ten, ta, to)

Adjective agreement

Negation (nie)

Basic questions (czy, kto, co, gdzie, jak)

The verb to be, plural (być)

Present tense -m/-sz verbs

Reflexive verbs (się)

Coordinating conjunctions (i, a, ale)

Feminine direct objects (Accusative)

Inanimate direct objects (Accusative)

Animate masculine direct objects (Accusative)

Present tense verbs 2 (-ę, -isz / -ysz)

Expressing location (w, na)

Locative adjective agreement

Professions and nationalities (Instrumental)

Accompaniment (z + Instrumental)

Present tense verbs 3 (-ę, -esz)

Plural possessives (nasz, wasz)

Numbers 1 to 10

Genitive of possession

Genitive of negation

Lack or absence (nie ma)

Basic quantifiers (dużo, mało, trochę)

Liking things (podoba mi się)

Modal verbs (móc, musieć)

Subordinating conjunctions (bo, że)

Unidirectional motion verbs (iść, jechać)

Expressing age (mieć... lat)

Habitual motion (chodzić, jeździć)

Expressing destination (do)

Days of the week (poniedziałek, wtorek...)

Plural nouns for objects and animals

Plural nouns for people

Plural adjective agreement

Accusative object pronouns (go, ją, je...)

The past tense of to be (był)

Singular past tense (-łem, -łam...)

Expressing age (mieć + lata / lat)

Plural past tense (-li / -ły)

Perfective past tense

Future tense (będę + infinitive)

Age: one year (mieć rok)

Prices and currency (złoty, grosz)

Destination (na + accusative)

Non-masculine plurals (-e, -y, -i)

Instrumental pronouns (ze mną, z tobą)

To know (znać vs wiedzieć)

The future perfective tense

The imperative mood

Months of the year (styczeń, luty)

Greetings and farewells (dzień dobry, cześć)

Introducing yourself (mam na imię)

Thank you and sorry (dziękuję, przepraszam)

Left, right, up and down (po lewej stronie)

Parts of the body (ręka, noga)

Parts of the day (dzień, noc, południe)

What is it like? (jaki, jaka, jakie)

Speaking Polish (mówić po polsku)

Instrumental for adjectives (dobrym, dobrą)

Please do... (proszę + infinitive)

Interests (interesować się + Instrumental)

Can one? (można, trzeba, nie wolno)

By bus or by train (jechać autobusem)

Where are you from? (jestem z Polski)

Where exactly? (obok, przy, przed, za, pod, nad)

What time is it? (Która godzina?)

Not seeing her (go, jej, ich; niego, niej, nich)

When I have time (kiedy as a conjunction)

Irregular past stems (miał, mieli)

The verb 'iść' in the past (szedł, szli)

Imperfective future (będę odpoczywał)

Past aspect (robił vs zrobił)

Future aspect (będzie malował vs pomaluje)

Perfective motion with po- (pójść, pojechać)

Arrival verbs with przy- (przyjść, przyjechać)

Departure verbs with wy- (wyjść, wyjechać)

The Vocative case (Panie, Mamo)

Plural possessives (moi, moje)

Reflexive possessive pronouns (swój)

Genitive plural of masculine nouns (-ów, -y, -i)

Genitive plural of feminine and neuter nouns

Genitive plural of adjectives (-ych, -ich)

Accusative plural of masculine personal nouns

Question	Answer
mango	mango
exotic	egzotyczny
My brother likes mango because it is an exotic fruit.	Mój brat lubi mango, bo to egzotyczny owoc.
smoothie	smoothie
to blend	miksować
I am making myself a smoothie, so I am blending the fruit.	Robię sobie smoothie, więc miksuję owoce.
avocado	awokado
kiwi	kiwi
Someone bought an avocado and a kiwi for my green smoothie.	Ktoś kupił awokado i kiwi na moje zielone smoothie.
espresso	espresso
cocoa	kakao
Do you prefer to drink an espresso or cocoa in the morning?	Wolisz pić espresso czy kakao rano?
lychee	liczi
chili	chili
She added lychee and a little bit of chili to the drink.	Dodała liczi i trochę chili do napoju.
Please do not blend the cocoa with the milk.	Proszę nie miksować kakao z mlekiem.
I do not know if the avocado is an exotic fruit.	Nie wiem, czy awokado to egzotyczny owoc.
We brought ourselves a smoothie with mango and lychee.	Przynieśliśmy sobie smoothie z mango i liczi.
My boss ordered an espresso and a fresh kiwi.	Mój szef zamówił espresso i świeże kiwi.
Although it is an exotic taste, I like chili.	Chociaż to egzotyczny smak, lubię chili.