"Nigdy nie byłem szczęśliwy."
Translation:I have never been happy.
June 4, 2016
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va-diim
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wesoły means happy in the sense of being "cheerful." szczęśliwy means happy as in a person who is "happy in life"
va-diim
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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.
va-diim
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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