ryż gotowany
masculine
The English phrase "rice" can be translated into Polish as ryż gotowany.
The noun ryż refers to the grain itself. When you want to specify cooked rice, you use ryż gotowany. You can also use the noun in common food pairings, such as Ryż na mleku for rice pudding or Ryż basmati for Basmati rice. Additionally, the phrase uprawiać dziki ryż is used as a verb meaning to harvest wild rice.
Meaning: seeds used as food (noun)
Which one should you use?
The form ryż refers to the raw grain or the substance in general, while the default form ryż gotowany specifically means "cooked rice".
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun ryż is masculine. In the genitive case, which is required after many prepositions such as bez (without), the word changes to ryżu.
Did you know?
- In Polish, the expression ryż can be used in the phrase ryż z jabłkami, a traditional comfort food combining rice with stewed apples.
- Although Poland is not a rice-growing region, ryż has been integrated into the Polish vocabulary through Old Czech and Middle High German influences.
- The Polish word ryż shares a common ancient ancestor with the Latin 'oryza' and the Ancient Greek 'órūza'.
Examples in context
- Lubię gotowany ryż.I like cooked rice.
- Gotuję ryż na obiad.I'm cooking rice for lunch.
- Lubię jeść ryż.I like eating rice.
- Podgrzewam resztki ryżu z poprzedniego dnia.I'm heating up leftovers of rice from yesterday.
- Czy ten ryż gotowany jest już zimny?Is this cooked rice already cold?
Example conversation
Małgorzata and Piotr are preparing dinner together.
- MałgorzataPiotrze, co zjesz do kurczaka?Piotr, what will you eat with the chicken?
- PiotrPoproszę ryż gotowany, jeśli go masz.I would like cooked rice, if you have some.
- MałgorzataTak, ryż gotowany jest w garnku.Yes, the cooked rice is in the pot.
- PiotrŚwietnie, dziękuję bardzo, Małgorzato.Great, thank you very much, Małgorzata.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “rice” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ryż, CC BY-SA 4.0.
