Hi there, I was wondering, how do you correctly pronounce the last name Szczygieł ? I am very interested, and I would love to know how to say it. (and properly) So i figured where else to learn how than forums of the people who speak it! I really want to learn the language, and a guy I met has this last name...
Please help! I would appreciate any help whatsoever. =)
seagull is the correct way...i just had a customer with this last name and i needed him to pronounce it and it is "seagull"..i actually had to write it down that way because looking at it is crazy..lol
Indeed, I'd say 99% of all Americans, including many Po-Ams, would say either something like Seegle (seagull) or Shiggle or simply ask: "How do you pronounce it?"
How to pronounce Szczygieł last name? No matter how hard you try, if you're not native you'll never be able to pronounce it properly, especially if your native language is English.
You are joking, right? Tell me what is so difficult with this word? I was very surprised when I read this. So I had to ask my Polish friend to listen to my pronunciation of this word, and she said I pronounced it correctly. And I have only lived in Poland for 2 years. So maybe you should think again.
Polish pronunciation is much more logical than many other languages. It's very difficult in the beginning, but there are few other languages (except Slavic ones) which have so consistent principles of pronunciation. So when you know all the basic sounds it's much easier than many other languages, where the pronunciation sounds almost random.
There's nothing difficult about this word or any other words in Polish language. If your mastery of Polish pronunciation is that good after only two years then you have something to be proud of indeed. In my experience I have not met a foreigner yet that could pronounce those sounds like a native, they tend to soften those sounds. All Poles with no exception will tell you your pronunciation is good if what you have just said is understandable without me having to think twice about what you have just said.
All Poles with no exception will tell you your pronunciation is good if what you have just said is understandable without me having to think twice about what you have just said.
Maybe. Difficult to know. But it's good to notice that softness also varies among native Poles.
And to make it clear, I'm not saying that I can pronounce all words, and combinations, perfectly.
if what you have just said is understandable without me having to think twice about what you have just said.
Actually, that's true in any language. It's called communicating. I still struggle with Polish but my friends and people in shops understand me, so that'll have to do until I reach the proficiency level. I figure that's only going to take another 117 years.
My dad is from Poland. I was taught to pronounce it like shug-el. That is how he pronounces it unless i ask him how do you say it in polish, then he says sh-cheh-gee-oo. I prefer Shug-el. Like sugar but el instead of ar.
