| Consonants[1] |
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| IPA | Polish | Example | English approximation |
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| b | b | bardzoⓘ | bike | | ɕ | ś, s(i)[2] | Jaśⓘ | she | | d | d | dawnoⓘ | door | | d͡z[3] | dz | dzbanⓘ | beds | | d͡ʑ[3] | dź, dz(i)[2] | dziadekⓘ | jeep[4] | | d͡ʐ[3] | dż | Dżakartaⓘ | jug[4] | | f | f | fokaⓘ | feist | | ɡ | g | graćⓘ | girl | | ɡʲ | g(i)[2] | Giewontⓘ | argue | | ɣ | ch, h | klechdaⓘ | Spanish amigo | | j | j, i[2] | jakⓘ | yes | | j̃[5] | ń | Gdańskⓘ | point | | k | k | krowaⓘ | scam | | kʲ | k(i)[2] | kierowcaⓘ | skew | | l | l | lampaⓘ | lion | | m | m[6] | morzeⓘ | mile | | n | n[6] | nadⓘ | Nile | | ɲ | ń, n(i)[6][2] | nieⓘ | canyon | | ŋ[7] | n[6] | mangoⓘ | doing | | p | p | policjaⓘ | spike | | r | r | różowyⓘ | American English atom | | s | s | smakⓘ | sign | | ʂ | sz | szybkoⓘ | shore[4] | | t | t | takⓘ | stow | | t͡ɕ[3] | ć, c(i)[2] | cierpkiⓘ | cheer[4] | | t͡s[3] | c | całkiemⓘ | cats | | t͡ʂ[3] | cz | czyⓘ | child[4] | | v | w | wartośćⓘ | vile | | w | ł | ładnyⓘ | way | | x | ch, h | chlebⓘ | Scottish loch | | xʲ | ch(i), h(i)[2] | historiaⓘ | huge | | z | z | zebraⓘ | raisin | | ʑ | ź, z(i)[2] | ziarnoⓘ | vision, azure[4] | | ʐ | ż, rz | rzadkoⓘ |
| | Other symbols used for Polish |
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| IPA | Explanation |
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| ˈ | Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), usually the penultimate syllable of a word. | | ˌ | Secondary stress (placed before the stressed syllable). | | . | Syllable break. |
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