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Polish Alphabet new! You can now listen to particular sounds of the Polish alphabet! All sounds are pronounced by a native Polish speaker. Scroll down for FREE AUDIO! | Letter | Name | Phonetic Transcription | English Example | Polish Example | | a | a | [a] | eye | Ameryka, atlas, agrest | | ą | ą | [ɔɰ̃] | between [ow] and [on] | są, mają, bąk | | b | be | [b] | boy | babcia, blisko, buty | | c | ce | [ʦ] | tsar | co, cera, koc | | ć | cie | [ʨ] | cheese | ćma, być, mieć | | d | de | [d] | do | dom, do, drabina | | e | e | [ɛ] | yes | Ewa, elita, te | | ę | ę | [ɛɰ̃] | between [ew] and [em] | gęś, tę, będzie | | f | ef | [f] | face | fakt, fioletowy, fiask | | g | gie | [g] | go | garaż, gra, pogoda | | h | ha | [x] | history | herbata, historia, handel | | i | i | [i] | eagle | igła, bigos, i | | j | jot | [j] | you | ja, jestem, jutro | | k | ka | [k] | cat | kot, kiedy, kura | | l | el | [l] | lamp | lalka, lizak, lubi | ł | eł | [w] | watch | ładny, chłopak, ławka | | m | em | [m] | many | mama, my, mój | | n | en | [n] | name | noga, nic, nad | | ń | eń | [ɲ] | shorter then [eni] | koń, dzień, słoń | | o | o | [ɔ] | call | olej, okręt, oto | | ó | o kreskowane | [u] | book | ołówek, Bóg, wóz | | p | pe | [p] | panda | pieprz, pan, papuga | | r | er | [r] | similar to English "r" but with a flap | rower, rak, drabina | | s | es | [s] | skin | sukenka, sok, sam | | ś | eś | [ɕ] | she | świerk, ślub, coś | | t | te | [t] | tear | tutaj, ty, trąba | | u | u | [u] | boot | bułka, biurko, Ula | | w | wu | [v] | value | Warszawa, wy, wiadomości | | y | y, igrek | [ɨ] | it | my, tylko, być | | z | zet | [z] | zebra | zeszyt, za, zupa | | ź | ziet | [ʐ] | similar to [zi] | późno, źdźbło, źle | | ż | żet | [ʑ] | vision | żaba, żarówka, życie |
| Group of Letters | Pronounced similarly to | Phonetic Transcription | English Example | Polish Example | | si | ś | [ɕ] | softer then she | siebie, siniak, siedem | | zi | ź | [ʐ] | softer then z | zima, zielony, ziarno | | ci | ć | [ʨ] | softer then cheese | ciało, ciebie, ciocia | | dzi | d and ź simultaneusly | [dzi] | softer then jeep | dziadek, dziub, dzik | | ni | ń | [ɲ] | knee | niebo, niania, nieść | | dz | d and z simultaneusly | [dzi] | islands | dzbanek, dzwon, chodzę | | dż | d and ż simultaneusly | [dʑ] | judge | dżdży, dżuma, dżem | | dź | d and ź simultaneusly | [dʐ] | softer then jeep | dźwig, dźwięk, źdźbło | | ch | h | [x] | heel | chmura, chłopiec, chcieć | | sz | English sh | [ʂ] | dish | szafa, szosa, szary | | rz | ż | [ʑ] | vision | rzeka, rzecz, brzydki | | cz | English ch | [tʂ] | check | często, czasem, czy |
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