This is the 16588th most frequent Polish word.
woleli
"Woleli" means "they preferred" in English.
Used to express preference in the past.
Oni woleli spacer po plaży zamiast siedzieć w hotelu.
They preferred a walk on the beach instead of staying in the hotel.
Used to compare past preferences between two actions.
Gdy byli dziećmi, woleli grać w piłkę niż oglądać telewizję.
When they were children, they preferred playing soccer to watching TV.
Used in a past interrogative sentence to ask about preference.