Get the app
Polish frequency list

No. 11,261 in Polish

głuche

"Głuche" means "deaf" or "silent" in English.

In a sentence

  • To jest głuche dziecko.

    This is a deaf child.

    Here, 'głuche' is used as an adjective describing a person who is unable to hear.

  • Wieś była tak głuche, że można było usłyszeć spadający liść.

    The village was so quiet that one could hear a falling leaf.

    In this context, 'głuche' describes the stillness or silence of the environment, metaphorically referring to a lack of sound.

  • Jej głuche spojrzenie mówiło wiele.

    Her blank stare said a lot.

    Here, 'głuche' is used metaphorically to describe an expression that appears empty or void of response, extending the meaning beyond its literal sense.

Hear it in real podcasts

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

Find “głuche” in 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).