The Polish false friends quiz: 3

 

 

The words below all look like normal words in Polish (and probably in some other languages), but they also look like perfectly normal words in English! 

 

The problem is that these words have completely different meanings. 

 

Match the 10 correct words to the correct English definitions (listed below).

 

 

       bum                       fart                      knot                 rower                   slimy

 

       dam                       grunt                   nil                    pet                        wanna

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1. A very informal word which describes the part of the body that people sit on

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2. An animal you keep at home and that gives you pleasure

 

3. A slightly impolite word that means to force air out of the body through the anus

 

4. A wall built across a river to stop the water flowing and make a lake 

 

5. What you get when you pass one end of a rope or string through a loop and pull it tight

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6. Written English word for 'want a' (and 'want to') when it is pronounced informally

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7. The word used in football matches instead of 'zero' or 'nought' 

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8. To make a low, rough sound, like an animal, often used to express annoyance or no interest

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9. A person who sits in a boat and makes it move by using long poles with a wide, flat blade at the end

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10. Something that you touch, and it feels thick, wet and unpleasant

 

 

 

(For non-Polish speakers: if you are unsure what these words actually mean in Polish, these can also be found in the key to answers, which you can read below if you scroll down the page a bit...)