"Mam prześcieradło."

Translation: I have a bedsheet.

[tomboysquirrel]

I pity anyone who didn't learn the Polish alphabet before starting this course. lol

[Ollyfer]

I wonder what I had to have learnt prior to starting my Polish lessons to not struggle with the proper pronunciation of such words. In the beginning, I struggled with the Polish word for man, now it's going to be this creature of a word.

[sirwootalot]

So, am I wrong, or does this literally mean "thoroughfare lister"? I couldn't possibly be more baffled by the etymology of this word.

[luless]

(XV century) perstirati - means 'rozpościerać' (to spread, outstretch).So after some time pers became -> prześ , tir->cier, ati->adło.

[askeath]

That is very interesting. Thank you.

[Olyapka84]

Funny word for Russian speaker))))

[rommster]

Переводя его по "кусочкам" на русский, получил "простирало" (или "простирадло"). То есть, то, что простирается. Так запомнить получилось проще. И только сегодня выяснил, что такое слово, оказывается, есть в украинском.

[Jas789]

Why is there a letter 'c' after that 's' with the mark that makes it "sh"? What is the purpose of that letter 'c' if it isn't adding to the word? Is it grammatical?

[Jellei]

The letter "c" is part of "ci" here. "ci" and "ć" are palatalized sounds. "ci" precedes vowels, generally.

"ś" is a separate sound here, also a palatalized one.

[Scrubbings]

It is adding to the word because the ci makes a ć sound, so here you have ść = sh-ch

[Xuu37]

I am not a native english speaker, but it seemed to me that you always take the plural ("sheets") even if it is just for one person...? Just asking...

[alik1989]

The singular is totally fine when referring to a single item.

[ecla492089]

Why does he say MAMY??

[Jellei]

I don't hear it. And there are definitely sentences in which I agree that "mam" sounds like "mamy", but I don't think it's one of them.