No. 545 in Polish

święta

"Święta" means "holidays" or "festivities" in English.

In a sentence

Święta Bożego Narodzenia to okres pełen radości.
Christmas holidays are a time full of joy.
In this sentence, 'święta' refers to 'holidays' or 'festive period' associated with Christmas.
Każde dziecko zna święta narodowe swojego kraju.
Every child knows the national holidays of their country.
Here, 'święta' pertains to 'national holidays' observed in a country.
Zawsze przygotowujemy specjalne potrawy na święta.
We always prepare special dishes for the holidays.
In this context, 'święta' is used as a general term for important festive occasions or holidays.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “święta” in actual Polish podcasts.

Learn it from shows you like

LangTurbo plays Polish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.

Get the app

Polish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).