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puk- puk od okna. Kto tam?

Polish translation: knock-knock at the window. Who is it?

12:53 Sep 15, 2001
English to Polish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: puk- puk od okna. Kto tam?
its a poem from my polish workbork
matta matta mo may
Polish translation:knock-knock at the window. Who is it?
Explanation:
puk puk = knock knock
okno = a window
Kto tam? = Who is it?

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Robert Pranagal
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5knock-knock at the window. Who is it?
Robert Pranagal
4 +1Knock-knock on the window. Who´s there?
nasholm
5Tap-tap on the window. Who is there? OR Knock-knock on the window. Who is there?
ponar
4Knock knock. Whose there
adwersarz


  

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knock-knock at the window. Who is it?


Explanation:
puk puk = knock knock
okno = a window
Kto tam? = Who is it?




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Robert Pranagal
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Knock-knock on the window. Who´s there?


Explanation:
I dont really know Polish, but as it´s very much like Russian I presume that "tam" means "there" in Polish too.

nasholm

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agree  Ewa Luchowska-Mertl
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Tap-tap on the window. Who is there? OR Knock-knock on the window. Who is there?


Explanation:
puk-puk = knock or tap
In "proper" English you knock on the door, and tap on the window.
od okna = from the window; but here you can use either "at the window", or "on the window".
Kto tam? = who is there?

Tap-tap on the window. Who is there? ;
Knock-knock on the window. Who is there?


"A Tap at the Window"
Short Stories/American Women "A Tap at the Window" by Alizabeth Anne ... Tap, tap, tap..."
The taps were ... Sarah to herself. "What?". "Knock, Knock, Knock!" There ...
library.thinkquest.org/18802/langtap.htm

"... could even have some fun Oh yeah Well if I knock knock on the door You gotta let
me in And if I tap tap on the window Even if it's in I wanna hip hop all night ... "
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ponar
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30 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Knock knock. Whose there


Explanation:
there part of little jokes

knock knock
whose there
Sam !
Sam who ?
Sam person who knocked on the door last time !

they get old

adwersarz
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