Language / When does polish "ch" sound like eng "ch" and when is it "h"? [59]

plk123
I have asked many Poles, and they all say it is not the same. They have even criticised me for saying it in English "h".

Seanus
Save your pent up issues and aggression for someone else. Being so rude and pathetic as an impulsive first tactic is extremely childish.

For the record, I misspelled it. It was supposed to say "Hyghoj", since the English "gh" sound is the closest one can get to the Polish "ch" sound. Disagree all you want. Correct me, even. Just don't be such a whiny kid about it.

Language / When does polish "ch" sound like eng "ch" and when is it "h"? [59]

plk123
Sorry, but I totally disagree. I may not be a fluent Polish speaker, but I've always heard the Polish "ch" pronounced differently from English "h". They are not the same, but the difference is small.

Language / When does polish "ch" sound like eng "ch" and when is it "h"? [59]

The Polish "ch" sound is basically a throaty Irish "h". Always. I can't think of any sound in English that is like this, but it's not hard to find.

The "kch" sounds pretty accurate, though obviously you don't actually make the hard "k" sound, you just form the "k" in the back of your mouth while pronouncing a "h".

Listen to the chorus in this song: youtube.com/watch?v=CANx5RcdPdo

"Więc chodź..."/"vyents hyhgoj..."

I am not a native Polish speaker, and the little Polish that I do know is quite limited. I do believe, however, that my pronunciation is near-perfect, though it obviously lacks a Polish accent.

EDIT: Polish is not as versatile in its pronunciation as English is, so learning individual pronunciations phrase-by-phrase is not really necessary. I would advise simply getting familiar with all the phonetics first, then you should find it quite easy to pronounce any Polish phrases without any problems. Try asking some Polish people to explain the pronunciations to you via Skype or MSN. Once you have that basic knowledge, you'll be able to say anything in Polish.

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