Language / Polish Language Pronunciation - Example Words and Phrases [178]

Merged: Trzy how to pronunce?

Dzien dobry everyone.
I have just started learning Polish and I'm really stuck on the pronunciation of this number trzy. It is just too hard to pick up the sound of this word. The phonetic spelling that I have got is "tshi" but, the spoken sound of this word is nothing like this spelling.

I can get by with all the numbers from 1 to 100 but, if any number has trzy in it then, I'm stuck. Has anyone got a simple way of teaching me this word? Another phonetic spelling of it? Sounds like another word similar to it? My thanks to anyone who could help.

Language / Polish Language Pronunciation - Example Words and Phrases [178]

Thanks for your help Osiol. I will have to practice that lots.
Such a difficult word that only has four letters for beginners.

Language / Polish Language Pronunciation - Example Words and Phrases [178]

Thanks for the video clip Krzysztof, I will be saving that to my ipod.
Wroclaw, I found that other thread and it has been very helpful too. Thanks

Language / Polish Language Pronunciation - Example Words and Phrases [178]


Thats much appreciated thanks. Great song too.


Many thanks, these cards are good.

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Thanks to all,for the link, information and comments.
This helps a lot, and is much appreciated

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Well I think it's very confusing for a beginner trying to master Polish words, when all these language courses, conflict with each other.
Today I was listening to another audio source and They were pronouncing the "ę" on the end. I have heard the words "Dziękuję"and"Proszę" spoken in so many various ways, that, I'm not sure how it should be said any more?

If there are any native Polish speakers reading this, and would spare their time, could you please point out what other letters, ( if any ) change at the end of a word. It would be very helpful to myself and any other beginners. Thanks for any help.

the ones that I have found so far are..

b=p
d=t
g=k
v=f if "v" is used in foreign word.

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I wonder why she pronounced Bab like Bob? I would have thought the "a"would have been pronounced as "a". So confusing this polish language :)

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Thanks Ronek, that's makes sense to me now.

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Thanks, Michal for the info. At the time, I was looking at a text book and it did not have a difference between girl and girlfriend, just quoted Dziewczyna for both.

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Sad..but happens everywhere, not just to Polish.

Language / Dziewczyna i koń.... Dziewczynka i pies [22]

Thanks Arkady.

One more question please. In a short statement like "kobieta w samochodzie" is the "w" silent? I have heard it spoken a few times but can't seem hear it. Thanks

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Language / Dziewczyna i koń.... Dziewczynka i pies [22]

Thanks Arkady, I was listening for a "v" sound at first and then when you said "f" I remembered that the w changes to f sometimes. However I have just played it several times again, it still seems like it is being missed out.

Maybe the recording is wrong, or like you said, its very faint, then again I might be going deaf. :) Thanks once again for your help and, it's much appreciated.


Yes I read somewhere that there are no silent letters in Polish, but I am starting to think different now :)

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Yes, thanks Arkady, that site will be very useful in the future.

I typed that short statement into it, and I think I can hear a very short sound before samochodzie. It is very faint, and is very hard to hear.That brings me to my next question.

I wonder if a foriegn person said "kobieta samochodzie" ( without the "w" )
to a Polish person, would he/she still be understood? or does that very faint "W" make a lot of difference. I do know that its there in the written word, and would never be left out.

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Saddened,
every bit of info helps, many thanks.

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Thanks from me too..this is a valuable lesson in pronouncing the Polish alphabet and one that I'm definitely printing out. :)

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thanks for the advice. I asked one of my Polish friends last weekend about this, and he said normally, only young school children would pronounce the "W".

Language / Dziewczyna i koń.... Dziewczynka i pies [22]

that's more great advice..thanks for that, much appreciated.


Nitka, thanks for your comments.

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When I was over there,my vodafone sim reverted to Plus. My polish friends also on plus, had a number similar to that, but once again, its hard to be certain. Sorry.

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part of the UK

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Just for admins record..Northern Ireland is part of the UK as well ;)

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noone is disputing this. :) It has the same money , same taxes and same Queen.

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