Consonants[1] |
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IPA | Polish | Example | English approximation |
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b | b | ⓘ | bike | ɕ | ś, s(i)[2] | ⓘ | she | d | d | ⓘ | door | d͡z[3] | dz | ⓘ | beds | d͡ʑ[3] | dź, dz(i)[2] | ⓘ | jeep[4] | d͡ʐ[3] | dż | ⓘ | jug[4] | f | f | ⓘ | feist | ɡ | g | ⓘ | girl | ɡʲ | g(i)[2] | ⓘ | argue | ɣ | ch, h | niechby | Spanish amigo | j | j, i[2] | ⓘ | yes | j̃[5] | ń | ⓘ | point | k | k | ⓘ | scam | kʲ | k(i)[2] | ⓘ | skew | l | l | ⓘ | lion | m | m[6] | ⓘ | mile | n | n[6] | ⓘ | Nile | ɲ | ń, n(i)[6][2] | ⓘ | canyon | ŋ[7] | n[6] | ⓘ | doing | p | p | ⓘ | spike | r | r | ⓘ | American English atom | s | s | ⓘ | sign | ʂ | sz | ⓘ | shore[4] | t | t | ⓘ | stow | t͡ɕ[3] | ć, c(i)[2] | ⓘ | cheer[4] | t͡s[3] | c | ⓘ | cats | t͡ʂ[3] | cz | ⓘ | child[4] | v | w | ⓘ | vile | w | ł | ⓘ | way | x | ch, h | ⓘ | Scottish loch | xʲ | ch(i), h(i)[2] | ⓘ | huge | z | z | ⓘ | raisin | ʑ | ź, z(i)[2] | ⓘ | vision, azure[4] | ʐ | ż, rz | ⓘ |
| Other symbols used for Polish |
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IPA | Explanation |
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ˈ | Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), usually the penultimate syllable of a word. | ˌ | Secondary stress (placed before the stressed syllable). | . | Syllable break. |
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