No. 10,872 in Polish
early
The Polish word for "early" in English is "wcześnie," meaning "before the expected time."
In a sentence
Wstałem wcześnie rano, aby zdążyć na autobus.
I woke up early in the morning to catch the bus.
Here, 'early' translates to 'wcześnie,' indicating the time before usual waking hours.
Powinieneś przyjść wcześnie, żeby mieć dobre miejsca.
You should arrive early to secure good seats.
In this instance, 'early' conveys arriving before the expected or usual time.
Rok wcześniej skończyła szkołę niż jej koledzy.
She graduated a year earlier than her peers.
The word 'earlier' describes an action happening before a referenced time.
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