cukier
/ˈt͡su.kjɛr/masculine
The English word "sugar" is translated into Polish as cukier.
cukier is the most common and widely used term for the sucrose derived from sugar cane or sugar beet used to sweeten food and drink. Specifically, cukier trzcinowy refers to cane sugar.
Meaning: sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet used to sweeten food and drink (noun)
Which one should you use?
The verb słodzić is used for the physical act of adding sugar to food or drink, whereas the related verb osładzać is often used metaphorically to mean making a situation or a piece of news less unpleasant.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Silesia, people may use the term cukar instead of cukier.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the word changes depending on how it is used in a sentence. Use the genitive form cukru when expressing a quantity of sugar or when using certain prepositions, such as bez (without). Use the instrumental form cukrem when expressing that something is sweetened with sugar, as in the phrase słodzić cukrem.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈtsu.kjɛr/. It has 2 syllables, and the stress is on the 1st syllable.
Did you know?
- The Polish word cukier shares a distant genetic ancestor with the Sanskrit word śárkarā, which originally referred to granules or sand.
- The word cukier is a linguistic relative of the Italian word zucchero and the German word zucker.
- The word cukier evolved from the Old Polish form of the same word, which was heavily influenced by Middle High German.
Examples in context
- To nie jest cukier.This isn't sugar.This sentence is useful for identifying whether a substance is cukier.Tatoeba #8770430 by nusia2302, translation #2233761 by CK
- Mogę prosić o cukier?Can I have the sugar, please?This sentence is useful for requesting cukier.Tatoeba #354025 by zipangu, translation #5367100 by Mateon1
- Oni kupili sobie cukier.They bought themselves some sugar.This sentence is useful for describing the purchase of cukier.Tatoeba #13057995 by Stanislawspruss, translation #1580255 by fanty
- Czy mogę prosić o cukier?Can I have some sugar, please?
- 17 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Agnieszka and Piotr are preparing coffee in their kitchen.
- AgnieszkaPiotrze, czy masz jeszcze cukier?Piotr, do you have any more sugar?
- PiotrTak, mam jeszcze trochę cukru.Yes, I still have a little bit of sugar.
- AgnieszkaTo dobrze, bo potrzebuję go do kawy.That's good, because I need it for my coffee.
- PiotrWięc weź ten cukier z szafki.So take that sugar from the cupboard.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sugar” translations and entries cukier, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cukier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
