Can you tell me how to pronounce both of those names with correct Polish pronunciation?
Hi Blissfl,
I am taking Polish lessons and I will attempt an answer but I am hoping that Krysia or another Polish speaker has a chance to correct me if I'm wrong. Using English as a comparison:
Małgorzata = Mau-go-ja-ta (Mau pronounced like the Mau in Maui)
TZEESLOV IN ENGLISH BUT IN SPANISH IS LIKE XISLOB IF YOU WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT THE POLISH ALPHABET CLICK IN THE LINK BELOW: endotwikipediadotorg Polish_alphabet
1. Lodz - I'm moving there at the end of the summer and don't even know how to pronounce it! I thought it was pronounced as it looks, L-o-d-z, but then heard someone pronounce it like the word "wood" but with a 'ch' at the end...."Wooch." Is that correct?
2. zloty - Hopefully I've spelled that correctly? Is the "L" pronounced with a "w" sound? And if zloty is like dollars in the U.S., and pounds in the U.K.....then what is the Polish word for cents (US)/pence (UK)?
3. I think the letter "L" has a "W" sound. Are there other letters of the alphabet that have similar variations?
4. I know a little German (ein bischen Deutsch). Will that be at all useful to me in Poland?
5. Electronic translators....has anyone used one of these? I'm thinking of getting one for my year there. At my age I think I might need any extra help I could get since I want to be out and amongst the local people.
łódź is pronounced woodge h t t p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodz take the spaces out this tells you about the area etc
złoty no the currency in poland in nothing like the UK or US bev07 its completely different h t t p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C5%82oty
i would go to wikipedia and research more about the country and the currency prior to obviously moving there be a good idea otherwise you will get a bit confused and puzzled by things
h t t p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland
i would suggest you learn polish to be honest if you intend on living there .. by my accounts german is hardly spoken .. english is amongst the younger generation but polish is the national language and it would be advised to learn it.
i would invest in a good polish phrasebook like the lonely planets one that has pronouncation in and things be better than having an electronic thing in your hand
Telefonitika...thanks for the helpful website links. I'm enjoying reading them and I feel they will be helpful in preparing us for our stay there. I'll try to learn to speak some Polish. It looks quite difficult but I think local people appreciate it when one makes a effort to communicate in their language.
i do wish people before posting would read other threads in the grammar and pronunication section as most of the how do you pronounce is already in the threads there!
I came across the word 'lunch' while reading Polish, and wondered if you pronounce it according to Polish rules of pronunciation. It seems to me that this wouldn't be a very pleasant word to say if this is the case. Or do you pronounce it as in English? Or neither?
Thanks wsypianska, that's cleared that up. And about 'rarely', I don't think you're the only one! I've a Polish friend who kept messing that up until I told him its just two syllables, like Wroclaw wrote. Its just the spelling that puts you off.
