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Czysta woda

Clean water

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Phrase in 30 Seconds

Czysta woda is the standard Polish way to describe water that is clean, clear, and safe to drink.

  • Means: Water that is free from impurities, dirt, or contaminants.
  • Used in: Ordering drinks, discussing health, or describing natural springs.
  • Don't confuse: 'Czysta' (clean) with 'przezroczysta' (transparent/see-through).
Clear glass + Fresh water = Czysta woda

Erklärung auf deinem Niveau:

Czysta woda means clean water. You use it when you are thirsty or in a restaurant.
This phrase describes water that is safe to drink. It is a simple collocation used in daily life to ask for water that is not dirty.
Czysta woda is a common collocation in Polish. It implies that the water is free from impurities. It is frequently used in health contexts and when ordering drinks in cafes.
The term 'czysta woda' serves as a standard descriptor for potable water. It is linguistically straightforward, yet it carries cultural weight regarding health and hygiene standards in Poland.
Syntactically, 'czysta woda' is an adjective-noun collocation. Semantically, it functions as a baseline for quality. In Polish discourse, it is often used to contrast with contaminated or flavored alternatives, reflecting a preference for natural, unadulterated substances.
From a cognitive linguistics perspective, 'czysta woda' maps the concept of purity onto the physical domain of liquid. It acts as a prototype for 'cleanliness' in the Polish lexicon, often extending into metaphorical domains where 'purity' represents integrity or lack of moral ambiguity.

Bedeutung

Describing water that is pure.

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Kultureller Hintergrund

Tap water is generally safe and drinkable.

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Case matters

Remember to change the ending.

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Case matters

Remember to change the ending.

Teste dich selbst

Fill in the blank.

Poproszę ____ wodę.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: czystą

Accusative case is needed here.

🎉 Ergebnis: /1

Visuelle Lernhilfen

Aufgabensammlung

2 Aufgaben
Wähle die richtige Antwort Fill Blank

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort:
Fill in the blank. Fill Blank A1

Poproszę ____ wodę.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: czystą

Accusative case is needed here.

🎉 Ergebnis: /2

Häufig gestellte Fragen

1 Fragen

Yes, tap water is safe.

Verwandte Redewendungen

🔗

Woda mineralna

similar

Mineral water

Wo du es verwendest

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Restaurant

Waiter: Co podać?

You: Poproszę czystą wodę.

neutral

Einprägen

Eselsbrücke

Think of a 'Clean' (Czysta) 'Water' (Woda) fountain.

Visuelle Assoziation

Imagine a clear mountain stream sparkling in the sun.

Rhyme

Czysta woda, to jest moda.

Story

Marek was hiking. He was very thirsty. He found a spring. He drank the czysta woda. He felt great.

In Other Languages

Similar to 'eau pure' in French or 'reines Wasser' in German.

Word Web

wodaczystypićzdrowieszklankaźródło

Herausforderung

Order water in Polish today.

Review in 1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 days.

Aussprache

Betonung First syllable

The 'cz' is a hard 'ch' sound.

Formalitätsspektrum

Formell
Czy mógłbym prosić o szklankę czystej wody?

Czy mógłbym prosić o szklankę czystej wody? (Ordering)

Neutral
Poproszę czystą wodę.

Poproszę czystą wodę. (Ordering)

Informell
Daj mi czystą wodę.

Daj mi czystą wodę. (Ordering)

Umgangssprache
Woda, dawaj!

Woda, dawaj! (Ordering)

From Proto-Slavic *voda.

Old Polish:

Wusstest du?

Water is the most common word in Slavic languages.

Kulturelle Hinweise

Tap water is generally safe and drinkable.

“Piję wodę z kranu.”

Gesprächseinstiege

“

Lubisz pić czystą wodę?

Häufige Fehler

✗

Czysty woda

✓

Czysta woda

wrong conjugation
Woda is feminine, so the adjective must be czysta.

L1 Interference

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In Other Languages

Spanish Very Similar

agua limpia

Spanish adjective follows the noun.

French Very Similar

eau pure

Adjective placement.

German Very Similar

reines Wasser

German uses capitalization for nouns.

Japanese moderate

kirei na mizu

Grammar structure is entirely different.

Arabic moderate

ma'a naqi

Script and gender agreement.

Chinese moderate

qingjie de shui

No gender or case.

Korean moderate

kkaekkeuthan mul

Agglutinative language.

Portuguese Very Similar

água limpa

Pronunciation.

Spotted in the Real World

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(2020)

“Poproszę wodę.”

Restaurant scene

Leicht verwechselbar

Czysta woda vs. Woda gazowana

Learners think it's just 'water'.

Gazowana means carbonated.

Häufig gestellte Fragen (1)

Yes, tap water is safe.

basic understanding

Learning Path

Prerequisites

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