"Nigdy nie byłem szczęśliwy."

Translation: I have never been happy.

[Tom873317]

Of all the Charlie Browns in the world, you're the Charlie Browniest.

[Daniel_Draskoczy]

Don't worry, DUO.
Happy times are ahead of us!

[Paula9946]

That's depressing

[va-diim]

RU: Ja nikogda nie byl sciastliwym.

[losik55]

I never was happy possible or not? Thanks.

[va-diim]

That's perfectly fine in English

[Jellei]

Added now.

[ziggy69]

I've looked at the other discussions here and there is one with the same question I have. Can it translate to "I have never been lucky"? It wasn't answered below.

[Jellei]

No, not really. 'szczęście' is 'luck' indeed, but 'szczęśliwy' is in fact 'happy'.

It may also be something that brings luck (Scrooge McDuck's "szczęśliwa dziesięciocentówka", the Lucky Dime).

But "to be lucky" is in Polish "mieć szczęście" (lit. to have luck).

[nunchler]

I feel like I'm learning so much about Polish culture right now

[Walkinthedog]

could you use the word wesoly instead, both are happy

[va-diim]

wesoły means happy in the sense of being "cheerful." szczęśliwy means happy as in a person who is "happy in life"

[Walkinthedog]

I believe in the English language which is more flexible either one would be correct. English has many more idioms than does Polish.

[va-diim]

I agree about the English. One can also be a wesoły człowiek in Polish, a chronically cheerful person, but szczęśliwy człowiek doesn't necessarily mean he is all smiles, fun, and rainbows. It means that he has good luck in life and is generally emotionally happy, not just in a happy mood. Wesoły​ tends to be an acute condition, and szczęśliwy tends to be a chronic one.

[Anton_Slavik]

You learn a lot of Slavik languages, there are you from?

[va-diim]

I'm from Kiev, immigrant to the U.S. I've spoken Russian my whole life but never Ukrainian, so I did the Duolingo course. After Ukrainian, Polish makes sense, and after Polish, CZECH IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT LOL

[Anton_Slavik]

Круто, а я только начал с польского. Может потом какой другой славянский язык посмотрю, как с польским пойдёт! Удачи с чешским.

[immerweiter]

All is pretty

[GennadyTel]

„Jeśli chcesz być szczęśliwy — bądź nim!” —Koźma Prutkow