1、Copyright 2007 Sadowska Languages. All rights reserved. GRAMATYKA POLSKA WYMOWA PRONUNCIATION Polish Alphabet Letter International Phonetic Alphabet American English Approximation American English Example Polish Example Aa a ah as in father fala (wave) cturntildenosp on (nasal vowel) as in the Fren
2、ch word bon s (they are) Bb b b as in boy banan (banana) Cc ts as in bats or as in notes noc (night) ch soft/palatalized (tongue against roof of mouth), as in cheer (same pronunciation as “ci“) robi (to do) Dd d d as in dog dobry (good) Ee epsilon1 eh as in met tekst (text) epsilon1tildenosp en (nas
3、al vowel) as in the French word fin; when “ is the final letter of a word it tends to be pronounced like “e“ jzyk (language) Ff f f as in fun fajka (pipe) Gg g g as in good gra (mountain) Hh x kh as in the Scottish word loch (same pronunciation as “ch“) handel (commerce) Copyright 2007 Sadowska Lang
4、uages. All rights reserved. 2 Ii i ee as in see lis (fox) Jj j y as in yes jutro (tomorrow) Kk k k as in kite krlik (rabbit) Ll l l as in last lampa (lamp) w w pronounced approximately like the English letter “w“ may (small) Mm m m as in may mapa (map) Nn n n as in no noc (night) nlftlfthook ni as
5、in onion (same pronunciation as “ni“) ko (horse) Oo cturn o as in no noga (leg) u oo as in cool (same pronunciation as “u“) smy (eighth) Pp p p as in pan praca (work) Qq k q only in foreign words, as in status quo Quo vadis? (a novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz) Rr r r as in room rano (morning) Ss s s as
6、in sit sobota (Saturday) sh soft/palatalized (tongue against roof of mouth), as in sheet (same pronunciation as “si“) roda (Wednesday) Tt t t as in tap tam (there) Uu u oo as in cool (same pronunciation as “) ulica (street) Copyright 2007 Sadowska Languages. All rights reserved. 3 Vv v v only in fo
7、reign words, as in via via, vice versa Ww v v as in van wino (wine) Xx ks x only in foreign words, as in Pax Romana Pax Romana Yy ibar ih as in whim syn (son) Zz z z as in zoo zupa (soup) zh soft/palatalized (tongue against roof of mouth), as in Indonesia (same pronunciation as “zi“) pno (late) zrth
8、ook zh hard/unpalatalized, as in measure ycie (life) Other Letter Combinations Letters International Phonetic Alphabet American English Approximation American English Example Polish Example ch x kh as in the Scottish word loch (same pronunciation as “h“) chleb (bread) ci ch soft/palatalized (tongue
9、against roof of mouth), as in cheer (same pronunciation as “) ciao (body) cz tsrthook ch hard/unpalatalized, as in chair czas (time) dz dz as in pads dzwon (bell) dzi j soft/palatalized, as in jeans (same pronunciation as “d“) dziecko (child) d j soft/palatalized, as in jeans (same pronunciation as
10、“dzi“) dwik (sound) Copyright 2007 Sadowska Languages. All rights reserved. 4 d dzrthook j hard/unpalatalized, as in jam (mainly found in words of foreign origin) dem (jam) ni nlftlfthook ni as in onion (same pronunciation as “) niebo (sky) rz zrthook zh hard/unpalatalized, as in measure (same pron
11、unciation as “); note: on rare occasion the “r“ and “z“ are pronounced separately (marzn - to freeze) morze (sea) si sh soft/palatalized (tongue against roof of mouth), as in sheet (same pronunciation as “) siedem (seven) sz srthook sh hard/unpalatalized, as in show szynka (ham) zi zh soft/palatalized (tongue against roof of mouth), as in Indonesia (same pronunciation as “) zielony (green)
