"Jadłam obiad, gdy zadzwonił telefon."

Translation: I was eating lunch when the phone rang.

[immerweiter]

i think when I was eating lunch, the telephone rang should be accepted

[immery]

Does it not change the meaning a bit?

[immerweiter]

can you please explain how?

[immery]

In Polish if you change the place of gdy the meaning changes slightly. ( I would assume the same happens in English.