Learn Polish: Mówię po polsku bardzo dobrze.

Mówię po polsku bardzo dobrze.

I speak Polish very well.

Breakdown of Mówię po polsku bardzo dobrze.

in Polish (of speaking, reading, understanding)

Questions & Answers about Mówię po polsku bardzo dobrze.

Why doesn't the sentence start with ja (I)?

In Polish, you usually drop subject pronouns like ja (I), ty (you), or my (we). The ending of the verb already tells you who is doing the action. The -ę ending in mówię clearly means 'I am speaking,' so adding ja is unnecessary unless you really want to emphasize it.

Why is it po polsku instead of just polski?

When you talk about speaking, reading, or writing a language, Polish uses the word po plus a special adverb form of the language. So, instead of saying 'I speak Polish,' you are literally saying something closer to 'I speak in the Polish way.' You will see this with other languages too, like po angielsku (English).

Why use dobrze instead of dobry?

Dobry is an adjective, meaning 'good' (used to describe objects or people). Dobrze is an adverb, meaning 'well' (used to describe how you do an action). Since you are describing how you speak, you need the adverb dobrze.

How do you pronounce the -ę at the end of mówię?

The letter ę is a nasal vowel. However, when it is at the very end of a word like mówię, it is usually just pronounced like a regular, non-nasal Polish e in everyday conversational speech.