ciasteczka
The Polish word for cookies is ciasteczka.
The term refers to small, sweet baked treats.
Which one should you use?
While ciastka is a more neutral plural form for cakes or cookies, ciasteczka is a diminutive that sounds more affectionate or specifically describes smaller treats.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is ciastko, and ciasteczka is the plural nominative/accusative form used for 'cookies'.
Did you know?
- Polish has a distinct word for 'cookie' used in computing, ciasteczka, which is a direct translation of the English technical term.
- The word ciasteczka is a double diminutive. It stems from ciasto 'dough', which becomes ciastko 'small cake' and then ciasteczko 'very small cake'.
- The root word ciasto is also used to describe 'dough' in a culinary context and 'paste' in other contexts, such as 'ciasto modelarskie' for modeling clay.
Examples in context
- Kto zjadł wszystkie ciasteczka?Who has eaten all the cookies?This sentence is useful for asking who ate the cookies using the form ciasteczka.Tatoeba #814211 by zipangu, translation #63000 by CK
- Wyślę ci przepis mojej mamy na ciasteczka owsiane.I'll send you the recipe for my mother's oatmeal cookies.This sentence is useful for sharing a recipe for oatmeal cookies using the form ciasteczka.Tatoeba #3785081 by jeedrek, translation #2537239 by CK
- Mary będzie miała kłopoty jeśli zje wszystkie ciasteczka.Mary is going to get into trouble if she eats all the cookies.This sentence is useful for describing potential trouble involving eating all the cookies using the form ciasteczka.Tatoeba #10668277 by igxr, translation #6408011 by CF
- Pan/i ma ochotę na jakieś ciasteczka?Would you like some cookies?
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Tomasz and Katarzyna are sharing a snack in the kitchen.
- TomaszCzy chcesz te słodkie ciasteczka?Do you want these sweet cookies?
- KatarzynaTak, bardzo lubię takie ciasteczka.Yes, I really like such cookies.
- TomaszMam jeszcze kilka ciasteczek czekoladowych.I have a few more chocolate cookies.
- KatarzynaDziękuję, Tomasz, są pyszne!Thank you, Tomasz, they are delicious!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
