"Ten chłopak to mój partner."
Translation:This boy is my partner.
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So I take it that the word "partner" came into the Polish language from English because there was no counterpart to it. - it's a non Polish concept. Interesting when that happens. Funniest imported word I found in Polish is seks apil - though I didn't know what it was until I sounded it out!
Polish "seksapil" is a single word. For me the funniest "loanword" is "wihajster". It's of German origin.
My mom used the word wihajster when she couldn't think of the real word to use - but I gather the German word means screwdriver!
Reminds me of the French word "vasistas" which is a particular sort of window. Apparently named thus by German visitors who had no name for it; hence "Was ist dass?"!
Actually, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wihajster sort of confirms the possibility of it being used (in Polish) for an "elongated tool" so screwdriver is not completely inappropriate.
Is there a diference between chłopak i chłopiec (I asked a similar thing about dziewczynka e dziewczyna)?
May 'this young man' be a possible translation? I remember an old Polish film, where soldiers were calling their group as 'Chłopaki' only. I understand that Duo usually needs a literal translation, but the context of 'partner' made me choose 'young man', and now I wonder how much of a mistake it was.
I agree "boy" sounds a little awkward in English, "young man" would be a better translation
OK, I can add it here, but it's not accepted anywhere else in this course, so you're a lot safer sticking to "boy"...
We generally stick mostly to the standard American and British English, and it is my understanding that "lad" only works in some regions of Britain.
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Merriam-Webster does not mark it as being regional: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lad
In articles about e.g. lift (elevator) and flat (apartment) it is clearly said that these are British words.
To be honest, I can't think of a region of the UK where "lad" isn't used and I've moved around a lot. I think it should be accepted too.
But how old is a "lad" to you? And would they be old enough to be a romantic or business partner?
JerryMcCarthy99 - When would you use "boy" to describe a partner (business or romantic)? I would be surprised to hear it. "Lad" would sound less odd.
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From the usages I've met, it's teens to about middle-twenties.
Very much like "chłopak" as I understand it.