Word
Ona mówi po angielsku i po niemiecku.
Meaning
She speaks English and German.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ona mówi po angielsku i po niemiecku.
i
and
ona
she / it (f)
mówić
to speak
po angielsku
in English
Questions & Answers about Ona mówi po angielsku i po niemiecku.
Why do we use the word po before the languages?
In Polish, when you talk about speaking or understanding a language, you use the preposition po. You can think of po angielsku as meaning "in the English way." You cannot just say Ona mówi angielski for the action of speaking the language.
Why do angielsku and niemiecku end in "-u"?
When you use the preposition po to talk about languages, the language word changes into a special form (an adverb) that almost always ends in -u. So the base word angielski becomes angielsku, and niemiecki becomes niemiecku.
Do I have to repeat po before the second language?
Yes, it is highly recommended. In English we just say "English and German," but Polish strongly prefers repeating the preposition for both items: po angielsku i po niemiecku (literally "in English and in German").
Why is the verb mówi here instead of mówię?
Mówi is the "he/she/it" form of the verb mówić (to speak), which matches the pronoun ona (she). If you wanted to talk about yourself, you would use the "I" form: mówię po angielsku (I speak English).