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=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
All Polish vowels are | All Polish vowels, stressed or not, are of uniform length, with no long vowels, diphthongs or schwas. Some of them sound similar to long vowels in English, but are pronounced shorter. | ||
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| ''zh'' || as in ''plea'''s'''ure'' || ''rz, ż; zi, ź'' | | ''zh'' || as in ''plea'''s'''ure'' || ''rz, ż; zi, ź'' | ||
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=== Syllables and stress === | |||
Syllables are separated with dots (·). Stressed syllables are underlined. | |||
=== Examples === | |||
See if it gets any easier. | |||
* ''groch z kapustą'' (cabbage with peas) | |||
** pronounced: {{pron|grawH}} {{pron|skah|pooss|tawm}} | |||
* ''piwo z sokiem malinowym'' (beer with raspberry syrup) | |||
** pronounced: {{pron|pee|vawss}} {{pron|saw|kyem}} {{pron|mah|lee|naw|vim}} | |||
* ''wódka żołądkowa gorzka'' (bitter herbal vodka) | |||
** pronounced: {{pron|voot|kah}} {{pron|zhaw|Wawnt|kaw|vah}} {{pron|gawsh|kah}} | |||
* ''świąteczny barszcz z uszkami'' (Christmas borscht with small dumplings) | |||
** pronounced: {{pron|shfyawn|tetch|nih}} {{pron|baRshch}} {{pron|zoosh|kah|mee}} | |||
* ''chleb pszenno-żytni'' (wheat-and-rye bread) | |||
** pronounced: {{pron|Hlep}} {{pron|pshen|naw|zhit|nee}} | |||
* ''ćwikła z chrzanem'' (beet-and-horseradish relish) | |||
** pronounced: {{pron|chfee|kwah}} {{pron|s H sh ah|nem}} | |||
* ''źdźbło żubrówki'' (a blade of bison grass) | |||
** pronounced: {{pron|zh j b W aw}} {{pron|zhoob|roof|kee}} | |||
And finally, the best-known Polish tongue twister: | |||
* ''W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie'' (In [the town of] Szczebrzeszyn, a beetle is buzzing in the reed) | |||
** pronounced: {{pron|f sh ch eh|b zh eh|shih|nyeh}} {{pron|H sh awn sh ch}} {{pron|b zh mee}} {{pron|f t sh ch ee|nyeh}} | |||