Language / Why do people want to study Polish? [90]


I totally agree with you.
I visited Poland several years ago and was impressed by the beauty of of its landscape. But what really motivates me to learn Polish is that I have some nice Polish girls at my university. But Polish is far more complicated than I ever expect lol

Language / The sound of the Polish 'R' [33]

When pronouncing the Polish "R", should tip of my tongue flap?

I follow the tips provided by Osio but I'm not sure if my pronunciation is correct.
When I pronounce the R, my uvular is flapping and the sound seems coming from the rear of my mouth, close to my throat. Sounds like German "R". My tongue seems not flapping.

Language / List of Polish consonants [8]

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Difference between Soft Consonatns & Hard Consonants

I'm a beginning learner of Polish.
Courses on Polish stress the difference of soft consonants and hard consonants.
For example, aries.com.pl/grzegorzj/kurs/0.html

I follow the tips there to practice the so-called softened consonants but actually I don't tell the difference when hearing my own pronunciation of a softened consonant and a hard(normal) one.

So my question is: Is there really a distinguishable difference for the listener in pronunciation between softened p, f, w, m, w and hard ones? If yes, what's the difference?

Thanks a lot.