Breakdown of Wszystko mi jedno, gdzie zjemy.
gdzie
where
mi
to me
zjeść
to eat (perfective)
wszystko jedno
it's all the same, I don't mind (wszystko mi jedno)
Questions & Answers about Wszystko mi jedno, gdzie zjemy.
Literally, what does wszystko mi jedno mean?
It literally translates to "Everything to me is one." In Polish, this is the standard idiom for "I don't mind," "I don't care," or "It's all the same to me."
Why is the word jedno (one) used here?
In this expression, jedno acts like "the same." You are saying that all the different options for where to eat look like "one" single option to you, meaning you have no preference. It ends in -o to match the neuter word wszystko (everything).
Could I use mnie instead of mi in this sentence?
Not naturally. The word mi is the short, unstressed form of "to me" (the dative case of ja). Since there is no special emphasis on who doesn't mind, the short form is preferred. You generally only use the long form mnie at the start of a sentence or to create a strong contrast.
Why is zjemy used instead of jemy?
The word zjemy is the perfective future tense, meaning "we will eat (and finish a meal)." Even though English uses the present tense "where we eat" for future plans, Polish requires the future tense here because the meal hasn't happened yet. Using the imperfective jemy would mean you don't care where you are eating right at this exact moment.
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