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Here is the Polish alphabet (lower case): a ą b c ć d e ę f g h i j k l ł m n ń o ó p r s ś t u w y z ź ż. (upper case): A Ą B C Ć D E Ę F G H I J K L Ł M N Ń O Ó P R S Ś T U W Y Z Ź Ż.
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| Polish Alphabet |
|---|
| a as in father tak thus, so, yes, raz once |
| ą as in dome są they are, wąż snake |
| The sound ą is pronounced like om, except that the lips or tongue are not completely closed to pronounce the m, leaving a nasal resonance instead. |
| b as in big bok side, aby so that |
| bi- as in beautiful bieg course, run, race, tobie to you |
| c as in fits co what, noc night, taca tray |
| ch as in hall chata cottage, ucho ear, dach roof |
| The sound of ch is much raspier and noisier than English h. |
| ci- as in cheek ciasto cake, cicho quiet |
| cz as in chalk czas time, gracz player, tęcza rainbow |
| ć as in cheek ćhoc although, nićmi thread (Inst. pl.) |
| The letters ć and ci- are pronounced the same. The combination ci- is used before a vowel. The letter c before i is pronounced like ć/ci-. The sound of ć/ci-, pronounced with the mouth in the position of English )y), is different from that of cz, pronounced with the mouth in the position of English "r". |
| d as in do data date, lada counter |
| dz as in odds cudzy foreign, wodze reins |
| dzi- as in jeans dziadek grandfather, ludzie people |
| dź as in jeans wiedźma witch. ludźmi people-Instr.pl. |
| dż as in jaw dżez jazz, radża rajah |
| The letters dź and dzi- are pronounced the same. The combination dzi- is used before a vowel. The letters dz before i are pronounced like dź/dzi-. The sound of dź/dzi-, pronounced with the mouth in the position of English "y", is different from that of dż, pronounced with the mouth in the position of English "r". |
| e as in ever ten this (masc.), ale but, Edek Eddie |
| ę as in sense gęE goose, tęsknic long for |
| The sound ę is pronounced like em, except that the lips or tongue are not completely closed to pronounce the m, leaving a nasal resonance instead. At the end of a word, the letter ę is normally pronounced the same as e: naprawdę "naprawde". |
| f as in felt farba paint, lufa rifle-barrel, blef bluff |
| g as in get guma rubber, noga leg, foot |
| gi- bug you giełda stock-market, magiel mangle |
| h as in hall hak hook, aha aha! |
| Pronounced the same as ch (see above), the letter h appears mainly in words of foreign origin. |
| i as in cheek list letter, igła needle |
| j as in you, boy jak as, raj paradise, zając hare |
| k as in keg kot cat, rok year, oko eye |
| ki- like you kiedy when, takie such (neut.) |
| l as in love las forest, dal distance, fala wave |
| ł as in wag, bow łeb animal head, był he was, ołowek pencil |
| mi- harm you miara measure, ziemia earth |
| m as in moth mama mama, tom volume |
| n as in not noc night, pan sir, ono it |
| ni- canyon nie no, not, nigdy never |
| ń as in canyon koń horse, hańba disgrace |
| The letters ń and ni- are pronounced the same. The combination ni- is used before a vowel. The letter n before i is pronounced like ń/ni-. |
| o as in poke pot sweat, osa wasp, okno window |
| ó as in toot ból pain, ołówek pencil |
| The letter ó is pronounced the same as u. |
| p as in pup pas belt, strap, łapa paw, cap billy-goat |
| pi- stop you piana foam, łapie he catches |
| r as in arriba (Span.) rada advic, kara punishment, dar gift |
| The sound r is pronounced by trilling the tip of the tongue, as in Spanish or Italian. |
| rz as in pleasure rzeka river, morze sea |
| The letter-combination rz is pronounced the same as ż; see below. |
| s as in sad sam the same (masc.), pas belt, rasa breed |
| si- sheep siano hay, sito sieve |
| sz as in shark szal frenzy, dusza sou, |
| ś as in sheep oś axle, kwaśny sour, śpi he sleeps |
| The letters ś and si- are pronounced the same. The combination si- is used before a vowel. The letter s before i is pronounced like ś/si-. The sound of ś/si-, pronounced with the mouth in the position of English "y", is different from that of sz, pronounced with the mouth in the position of English "r". |
| t as in top tam there, data date, kot cat |
| u as in toot but shoe, tu here, ucho ear |
| w as in vat wata cotton wadding, kawa coffee |
| y as in ill dym smoke, ty you (sg.) |
| z as in zoo zupa soup, faza phase |
| zi- azure ziarno grain, zima winter |
| ź as in azure wyraźny distinct, źle badly |
| ż as in pleasure żaba frog, plaża beach |
| The letters ź and zi- are pronounced the same. The combination zi- is used before a vowel. The letter z before i is pronounced like ź/zi-. The sound of ź/zi-, pronounced with the mouth in the position of English "y", is different from that of ż, pronounced with the mouth in the position of English "r". |
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