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#580 Happy Easter – Wesołych Świąt

4/3/2026
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Easter – Wielkanoc "Wielkanoc" means "Easter," and in this festive micro-lesson you'll say it like you're gathered around the święconka basket waiting for the Easter blessing. First you hear the word at native speed, then slowed down so you can master the majestic "Wiel" and the soft "kanoc." We drop it into three celebration-ready sentences: – "Wesołych Świąt Wielkanocnych!" (Happy Easter!) – "Maluję pisanki." (I'm painting Easter eggs.) – "Idę na święconkę." (I'm going for the Easter blessing.) Repeat-along track included—perfect while you dye eggs, bake mazurek, or prepare your Easter basket. Challenge: Tell us in the comments how YOU celebrate Easter—reply in Polish and we'll feature the most festive answers.   What we Discussed: 0:00 Welcome & QR Code 0:45 Easter Time & Opportunities 1:30 Easter Movies & Bible 2:30 Easter Soup & Learning 3:30 Names & Traditions 4:30 Easter Preparations 5:30 Cleaning for Easter 6:30 Easter Mushrooms & Food 7:30 Easter Pockets & Apps 8:30 Easter Work & Books 9:30 Easter Questions 10:30 Easter Kisses & Treats 11:30 Easter Stage & Keys 12:30 Easter Memories 13:30 Easter Voting & Water 14:30 White Easter & Snow 15:30 Simple Easter & Robes 16:30 Easter Songs & Techniques 17:30 Easter Travel & Changes 18:30 Good Friday 19:30 Easter Chocolate 20:30 Easter Duck & Cousins 21:30 Family Easter & Registration 22:30 Easter Design & Birthdays 23:30 Easter Sounds & Sharing 24:30 Easter Games & Lessons 25:30 Easter Policy & Video 26:30 Virtual Easter & Friends 27:30 Your Turn to Practice!. English Polish Pronunciation Guide Easter wielkanoc vyel-kah-nots Happy Easter wesołych świąt veh-soh-wikh sh'yont Easter eggs pisanki pee-sahn-kee Easter Monday poniedziałek wielkanocny poh-nyeh-dzyah-wek vyel-kah-nots-ni Good Friday wielki piątek vyel-kee pyon-tek Holy Saturday wielka sobota vyel-kah soh-boh-tah Easter Sunday niedziela wielkanocna nyeh-dzyeh-lah vyel-kah-nots-nah Easter basket koszyk wielkanocny koh-shik vyel-kah-nots-ni blessing błogosławieństwo bwoh-goh-swah-vyehn-stfoh church kościół kohsh-choo-w priest ksiądz kyohnsh holy water woda święcona voh-dah sh'yehn-tsaw-nah lamb (Easter) baranek bah-rah-nehk ham szynka shinka sausage kiełbasa kyehw-bah-sah bread chleb hlehp cake ciasto / mazurek chahs-toh / mah-zoo-rehk chocolate czekolada che-ko-lah-dah bunny królik / zajączek kroo-leek / zah-yon-chehk chick kurczaczek / pisklę koor-chah-chehk / peesk-weng spring wiosna vyohs-nah resurrection zmartwychwstanie zmar-tvih-stah-nyeh faith wiara vyah-rah family rodzina roh-jee-nah tradition tradycja trah-di-tsya custom zwyczaj zvi-chahy decorate dekorować deh-ko-roh-vahch paint malować mah-loh-vahch dye barwić bar-veech pattern wzór vzoor color kolor koh-lor red czerwony cher-voh-ni green zielony zyeh-loh-ni yellow żółty zhoo-ti hunt (eggs) szukać shoo-kahch find znaleźć znah-lehshch hide chować hoh-vahch basket koszyk koh-shik willow branch bazie bah-zyeh palm palma pahl-mah procession procesja proh-tseh-tsya #LearnPolish #PolishLanguage #Wielkanoc #Easter #PolishPodcast #WesołychŚwiąt #Pisanki #Święconka #WielkiPiątek #PolishTradition #PolishCulture #LearnPolishOnline #PolishVocabulary #LanguageLearning #EasterEggs #EasterMonday #PolishHolidays #Shorts #LanguageShorts #Polyglot #StudyPolish #PolishForBeginners

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