Signification
Experiencing good fortune.
Contexte culturel
Touching a button when seeing a chimney sweep is a traditional way to ensure you 'have luck'. Knocking on unpainted wood (pukać w niemalowane) is done to prevent 'scaring away' your luck after saying 'Mam szczęście'. The 'szczęście w nieszczęściu' concept is very popular, focusing on the positive side of a bad event. Horseshoes (podkowy) are often hung over doors in rural areas to bring luck to the household.
The 'Have' Rule
Always remember: You HAVE luck in Polish. If you say 'I am luck', people will smile but know you're a beginner.
Negation Change
Don't forget to change 'szczęście' to 'szczęścia' when you say 'I don't have luck'.
Signification
Experiencing good fortune.
The 'Have' Rule
Always remember: You HAVE luck in Polish. If you say 'I am luck', people will smile but know you're a beginner.
Negation Change
Don't forget to change 'szczęście' to 'szczęścia' when you say 'I don't have luck'.
Lucky with people
Use 'mieć szczęście do...' to describe being consistently lucky with a certain category, like 'do kobiet' (with women) or 'do szefów' (with bosses).
Don't brag
Poles often follow 'Mam szczęście' with a complaint to balance it out. It's a cultural way of not tempting fate.
Teste-toi
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'mieć'.
Ja dzisiaj ______ szczęście!
The subject is 'Ja' (I), so the verb must be 'mam'.
Which sentence is correct to say 'I am lucky'?
Select the correct Polish translation:
'Mam szczęście' means 'I am lucky'. 'Jestem szczęśliwy' means 'I am happy'.
Match the Polish phrase with its English meaning.
Match the pairs:
These are all common related terms.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Wygrałem 100 złotych! B: Ale ______ szczęście!
B is talking to A (you), so 'masz' is correct.
In which situation would you say 'Miałem szczęście'?
Choose the best situation:
Luck involves an unexpected positive event.
🎉 Score : /5
Aides visuelles
Luck vs. Happiness
Banque d exercices
5 exercicesJa dzisiaj ______ szczęście!
The subject is 'Ja' (I), so the verb must be 'mam'.
Select the correct Polish translation:
'Mam szczęście' means 'I am lucky'. 'Jestem szczęśliwy' means 'I am happy'.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
These are all common related terms.
A: Wygrałem 100 złotych! B: Ale ______ szczęście!
B is talking to A (you), so 'masz' is correct.
Choose the best situation:
Luck involves an unexpected positive event.
🎉 Score : /5
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsNo, to wish someone luck, say 'Powodzenia!' or 'Trzymam kciuki!' (I'm holding my thumbs).
'Fart' is informal/slang. You'd use it with friends after winning a game, but not in a speech.
It is neuter (to szczęście).
Use the past tense: 'Miałem szczęście' (male) or 'Miałam szczęście' (female).
It's redundant. Just say 'Mam szczęście' or 'Mam wielkie szczęście'.
No, it also means happiness, but with 'mieć' it almost exclusively means luck.
The most common way is 'mieć pecha'.
Yes, it's neutral and polite.
It means 'lucky guy'. It's a common way to call a friend who just won something.
To protect their luck from 'evil eyes' or jinxing after saying they have luck.
Expressions liées
mieć farta
synonymTo have a lucky break (informal)
mieć pecha
contrastTo have bad luck
na szczęście
builds onLuckily / Fortunately
szczęściarz
specialized formA lucky person
powodzenia
similarGood luck!
szczęśliwej drogi
similarSafe travels / Happy journey
