Polish



Consonants

IPA

Polish

English
approximation

b

b

bike

ɕ

ś, s(i)

she

d

d

door

dz

dz

beds

dź, dz(i)

jeep

jug

f

f

feist

ɡ

g

girl

ɡʲ

g(i)

argue

j

j, i

yes

k

k

scam

k(i)

skew

l

l

lion

m

m

mile

n

n

Nile

ɲ

ń, n(i)

canyon

ŋ

n

bank

p

p

spike

r

r

(Spanish) rojo

s

s

sign

ʂ

sz

shore

t

t

stow

ć, c(i)

cheer

ts

c

cats

cz

child

v

w

vile

w

ł

way

x

ch, h

loch (Scottish)

h(i)

huge

z

z

zebra

ʑ

ź, z(i)

vision, azure

ʐ

ż, rz


Vowels

IPA

Polish

English approximation

a

a

Between cat and car

ɛ

e

bed

ɛ̃

ę

French vin

i

i

eat (but shorter)

ɨ

y

Between pit and roses

ɔ

o

walk, saw

ɔ̃

ą

French mon

u

u, ó

boot (but shorter)


Other symbols used for Polish

IPA

Explanation

ˈ

Primary stress (placed before
the stressed syllable).
Usually the penultimate syllable
of a word.

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