Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

I am only beginning to learn Polish - good lord! "Szcz" - what?! Letters with angry marks over them or tails or spears through them, as in the "ł" (in złoty, for instance).

I am an American (is it obvious?) - and I just noticed the Polish letters above this dialogue box (well done, Polish Forums! Dzięki!).

I have not started formally learning Polish, but I can talk to the dog. The spelling for some of the words I have learned is like... some crazy surprise. It is both delightful and frightening.

My friends are learning about silent letters in English (mostly correcting them on pronouncing the "ed" at the end of verbs, such as "pronounced." It is not "pro-noun-ced."). They are supposed to be teaching me Polish! Hahaha. And when they do toss me a word here and there, it's something I will hardly ever (if never) use, such as dżdżownica. What? I just asked Google Translate for the spelling, and I am bamboozled!)

I am very grateful for my friends' abilities and willingness to speak English, but I really need to crack open the book I brought and listen to the lessons on MP3.

Hi, I'm new to the Forums. Dipping my toes in here. Will be at the meeting tomorrow night at the Sky Tower. (Smiley face.)

P.S. I have a bunch of topics open, so I did not read this entire thread. I will say that I've shown my Polish friends the language book for learning Polish, and they shook their heads in sympathy (a couple of them laughed... sympathetically) and said that Polish was very, very difficult. Sigh.

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

Welsh church is slightly difficult, but that is very helpful. Thank you. I also have to slow down and enunciate when I say "south," especially in such combinations as "south san" (as in South San Francisco).

Pushchair is also helpful. Thanks to you, too!

So it's sh ch, two sounds. Sh ch. Szcz is sh-ch. Sh ch. Sh ch. (I'm laughing.) Now it makes sense.