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Guide to Pronunciation

THE FOLLOWING KEY provides a guide to the pronunciation of Polish words and names.

a is pronounced as in father

c as ts in cats

ch like a guttural h

cz as hard ch in church

g always hard, as in get

i as ee

j as y in yellow

rz like French j in jardin

sz as sh in ship

szcz as shch, enunciating both sounds, as in fresh cheese

u as oo in boot

w as v

ć as soft ch

ś as sh

ż, ź both as zh, the former higher in pitch than the latter

ó as oo in boot

ą as French on

ę as French en

ł as w

ń changes the combinations -in to -ine, -en to -ene, and -on to -oyne

The accent in Polish words always falls on the penultimate syllable.