"Jesteście na ulicy?"

Translation: Are you on the street?

[verenkotka]

Can this mean outside ? As in russian ?

[Viersch]

no, outside = "na dworze"

[mihxal]

or "na polu" ;)

[Viersch]

Yeah, but it's regionalism actually. Only in Lesser Poland.

[TrevorChri14]

What about 'in the street'. I might say i live on the street, but people and things tend to be in the street when we mean location.

[Jellei]

It works.

[A__drian]

Forgive me but I have no idea what "are you on the street" means in English. Is it a euphemism for homeless people or for ladies (and gentlemen) of the night. Or perhaps a foreman asking, by phone, if a work crew have arrived to dig up a road. In 70 years I don't think I have ever hear this phrase.

[DorotaJarosz]

Polish "Jesteście na ulicy?" could certainly be used when a family or friends went shopping and got separated, so one party is in a store and is calling the other party, wanting to confirm their current location: "I can't find you. Are you on the street?"

The same can happen if somebody is supposed to pick a group of people up and is approaching the landmark (say, a theatre), but cannot see them there.

[tczek]

Are you homeless?

[alik1989]

"Do you live on the street?"

Not the same.

[karaluh]

"are you on a street" is not accepted

[Jellei]

Makes some sense, added.

[dUoG3]

Outside!

[JaneOsis]

It really is not clear what you mean by this. The most likely meaning is 'are you homeless?' or, as previously mentioned, it could well be asking if the person is a sex-worker but it seems unlikely that either of these is your intention?

[Jellei]

I guess it's kinda just "outside" but when this 'outside' is actually in the street (do not confuse it with Russian, where на улице would suit any context, I believe).

[JaneOsis]

I suppose it's difficult to phrase in English without other unintended connotations. I must just accept the simple translation!

[ZofiaKry]

Saying someone is on the street is a way of saying they are working in on the street as a prostitute in English. Don't mark it incorrect to say "in the street" which does not have the same connotations.

[Jellei]

"in the street" is accepted.