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A short guide to Polish pronunciation: 2016-04-16 21:01:00


Riveath
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Gah, if you want grammar.... that would take a lot of time xD

Also, updated the OP.

Hello in Polish: cześć (literally means something like "pride" in English)


The French "salut" immediately comes to my mind. Basically the same.

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A short guide to Polish pronunciation: 2016-04-16 21:09:49


Жұқтыру
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Y'know, as you're a Polish speaker...

why is Łódź said like "Wooch"? Should be Woodzh, according to what I know of Polish and what you've written.

So much easier when Poland was Russian, less confusing names.

Warszawa -> Varshava (Warsaw)
Łódź -> Lodz
Białystok -> Belostok

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A short guide to Polish pronunciation: 2016-04-16 21:15:34


Riveath
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You are a Polish speaker? Learning something new every day...

It's because consonants at the end of words are often softened. Should put that one up too.

w->f ("zlew", sink, reads like "zlehph")
b->p ("chleb", bread, reads like "hlehp")
dź->ć (the Łódź case)

and such.
A short guide to Polish pronunciation: 2016-04-16 21:20:57


Жұқтыру
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You are a Polish speaker?


Oh, far from it, but I've been to Białystok a few times.
A short guide to Polish pronunciation: 2016-04-16 21:59:36


Riveath
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Sorry, misread your first sentence ^^

But at least you get the hang of it. More or less.
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