piłki
The Polish word for balls is piłki.
In Polish, piłki is used as a slang term for testicles. The related phrase mieć jaja is an idiomatic expression meaning to have courage or to be bold.
Meaning: slang for testicles (noun)
Did you know?
- The word jaja (eggs) is a much more frequent slang term for testicles than piłki (balls) in everyday Polish speech.
- Polish distinguishes between piłka for a sports ball and kula for a sphere or a cannonball, though both are 'balls'.
- If you call someone piłkarz, you are actually calling them a 'football player' rather than making a joke about their anatomy.
Examples in context
- Wszystkie piłki są żółte.All of the balls are yellow.This sentence is useful for seeing the word piłki used in a literal context regarding color.Tatoeba #6321723 by arie, translation #434178 by lukaszpp
- Uczciwie będzie powiedzieć, że obie piłki są równej wagi.It is fair to say that both balls are of equal weight.This sentence shows the use of piłki when discussing the weight of two objects.Tatoeba #935365 by zipangu, translation #680936 by Source_VOA
Example conversation
Krzysztof is telling Anna about a sports accident.
- KrzysztofO mało nie straciłem piłek!I almost lost my balls!
- AnnaCo się stało, Krzysztof?What happened, Krzysztof?
- KrzysztofPiłka trafiła mnie prosto w piłki.The ball hit me straight in the balls.
- AnnaTo brzmi bardzo boleśnie.That sounds very painful.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
