Actually, plaża is also a perfect place to… learn some new vocabulary. If you are planning plażowanie (beaching), which means spending time on the beach at the Polish seaside or one of the beautiful Polish lakes, you must definitely get the equipment every plażowicz (beachgoer) needs.
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| Polish words which you need on the beach :) |
POLISH BEACH GLOSSARY
The Baltic seaside, whether we like it or not, is often windy even on a sunny day, therefore it’s a good idea to get a parawan (beach windbreak), which will protect you against unwanted gusts of wind that might prevent you from enjoying the sun. The act of „enjoying the sun” is called kąpiele słoneczne (literally: sun baths) or you can say that someone opala się (is sunbathing).If you need protection against the wind or rain which may unexpectedly start even in the summer and take the beachgoers by surprise, you can take shelter in a special kosz (basket), which you rent on the beach since it’s rather large and heavy
While sunbathing you should protect yourself from direct sunlight and then a parasol plażowy (parasol) might come in handy, which will give us some relieving cień (shade).
It is difficult, however, to lie (leżeć) on the sun-heated piasek (sand). It is much better and more comfortable to lie on a koc plażowy (beach blanket), mata (mat) or leżak (sunlounger). And when you get bored with sunbathing it’s a good idea to go for a swim (here’s when we have discussed swimming in and on the sea), build a zamek z piasku (sand castle) for which you need łopatka (shovel) and wiaderko (bucket), zbierać muszelki (collect seashells), karmić mewy (feed the seagulls) or to go for a spacer wzdłuż brzegu (walk along the shore).
And you can always speak Polish
Miłego wypoczynku! (Have a nice holiday!)
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| By the Polish seaside you can not only lie on the beach, you can also look for seashells. |
