Polish Alphabet and Pronunciation
- Learn Polski
- May 8
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Updated: Jun 1
Learn the Polish alphabet
The Polish alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet, but Q, V and X only appear in foreign words. It also has a number of diacritical characters such as Ą, Ć, Ę, Ł, Ń, Ó, Ś, Ź and Ż.
How to read in Polish
Internationally known letters and their pronunciation
Nasal Sounds
Polish nasal sounds ą and ę are similar to French sounds found in words like France and vin, while Polish ń is somewhat similar to the Spanish letter ñ, as in the word español.