"In the morning I eat sandwiches or eggs."
Translation:Rano jem kanapki lub jajka.
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How should one distinguish between situations that require "lub" and those that require "czy"?
Duolingo hack - use czy in questions, lub in answers.
Long answer:
If the question uses czy:
do you want sandwich or do you want an egg?
Chcesz kanapkę czy jajko?
I will give you one of this things , pick one.
There are two possible answers assumed A) egg B)sandwich
Chcesz kanapkę lub jajko?
Do you want something, I have sandwich and egg, do you want (sandwich or egg)?
there are three possible answers assumed, but four are acceptable: 1) no 2 ) yes egg 3) yes sandwich 4) yes both
Chcesz kanapkę albo jajko?
Do you want something?, I have sandwich and egg, do you want (sandwich or egg)? but you can have only one of those.
there are three possible answers assumed 1) no 2 ) yes egg 3) yes sandwich
I guess you meant "Ta odpowiedź nie jest jasna".
"odpowiadać" is the infinitive "to answer".
Can I say "Ranem..." the same way one of the previous sentences used "Latem" to mean "In the summer"?
I think it's usually "rankiem" (from "ranek"), but I guess it's a possibility as well. Added.
Officially: "albo" is the 'exlusive or' (XOR in logic), so it means that I eat either sandwiches, or eggs. Not both. "lub" is 'inclusive or' (OR in logic), so it allows also for the 'I eat both sandwiches and eggs' interpretation.
Reality: most native speakers seem to either not know this or not care about that distinction.
Could you have "Rano jem kanapki albo jajka" as you might only eat one of them for breakfast?
Yes, definitely. In fact most people don't really make any distinction between "lub" and "albo".
No, we don't say that. Sometimes we say "z rana" or "nad ranem", but mostly it's just "rano", which is an adverb.
That's a difference between answering "What do you eat in the morning (for breakfast)?" and "When do you eat sandwiches or eggs?". The first one seems like a more likely thing to ask.