Basic pronunciation of Polish vowels:
a sounds like 'on' in the French 'bon'
e sounds like 'en' as in the French 'bien'
ó is an open o' sound like 'oo' in 'boot'
Basic pronunciation of consonants:Think you've got that? Here are some words and phrases to get you started.
c like he 'ts' in 'bits'
j like the 'y' in 'yeah'
w is pronounced like English 'v'
l like the 'w' in 'win'
n like the 'ny' in 'canyon'
cz and c like the 'ch' in 'beach'
dz like the 'ds.' in 'beds'
rz and z like the 'su' in 'treasure'
sz and s like the 'sh' in 'ship'
drz like the 'g' in 'George'
r is always rolled and stress is generally always on the last but one syllable
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| cześć | (cheshch) | hi/bye |
| dzień dobry | (jen do-bri) | good morning/afternoon |
| dobry wieczór | (do-bri vyeh-choor) | good evening |
| dobranoc | (dobrah-nots) | good night |
| tak | (tahk) | yes |
| nie | (neyh) | no |
| proszę | (prosheh) | please |
| na zdrowie | (nah zdrovyeh) | cheers |
| dziękuję | (hen-koo-yeh) | thank you |
| przepraszam | (pseh-prasham) | sorry |
| kocham cię | (kocham tshe) | I love you |
| mam na imię | (mam nah ee-myeh) | My name is |
| jestem z Anglii | (yehstem zanglee) | I am from England |
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Gdzie sa toalety? |
(gdjeh song toalety?) |
Where are the toilets? |
Czy mówi pan / pani po angielsku? |
(che moovee pan/panee po angyelskoo?) |
Do you (male/female) speak English? |
Nie mówie po polsku |
(nyeh moovyeh po polskoo) |
I don't speak Polish |
Prosze to napisac |
(prosheh toh napeesatch) |
Please write it down |
Czy mozna tu palic? |
(che mohzhnah too paleech?) |
Can I smoke here? |
Jedno piwo poprosze |
(yedno peevo pohprosheh) |
One beer please |
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jeden |
yehden |
one |
dwa |
dva |
two |
trzy |
tshi |
three |
dziesięć |
jayshench |
ten |
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lotnisko |
airport |
dworzec pkp |
train station |
dworzec pks |
bus station |
prawo / lewo |
right / left |
| jeden bilet do... | one ticket to... |
| pierwsza / druga klasa | first / second class |

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