| Consonants |
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| IPA | Examples | Nearest English approximation |
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| /b/ | baba | booty | | /bʲ/ | biś,bjachaŕ | beauty | | /ɕ/ | śamny,wobraź,pišćaŕ | sheet | | /d/ | dawaś | do | | /dʲ/ | djaboł[1] | due (RP) | | /d͡z/ | łdza | adze | | /d͡ʑ/ | rozdźěliś | jeans | | /d͡ʒ/[2] | łdža | June | | /f/ | faraŕ,archiw | fool | | /fʲ/ | figa,šefje | fuel | | /ɡ/ | gano | goon | | /ɡʲ/ | ginuś,gjarnc | ambiguity | | /h/ | hela | have | | /j/ | jajo,sajźaś,wjacor | you | | /k/ | kazaś,rog | coop | | /kʲ/ | kisały,kjarl | cute | | /l/ | lampa | lamp | | [lʲ][3] | lipa | million | | /m/ | mama | moot | | /mʲ/ | mica,mjasec | mute | | /n/ | nan | no | | /nʲ/ | niski,njamam,mań | onion | | [ŋ][4] | kanka,bengel | long | | [ŋʲ][5] | śańki | avuncular | | /p/ | papa,zub | pooh | | /pʲ/ | piś,pjas | pew | | /r/ | rada | rudebut trilled; also[ʁ] as in Germanrot | | /rʲ/ | rigotaś,rjeśaz,keŕ | readbut tapped; also[ʁ] as in Germanrot | | /s/ | sam,raz | soup | | /ʃ/[2] | šantk,kaž | shoot | | /t/ | tam,kład | time | | /tʲ/ | metjej[1] | tune (RP) | | /t͡ɕ/ | sćěna,tśasaś,gózdź | cheese | | /t͡s/ | cakaś | cats | | /t͡ʃ/[2] | čaj,tšawa | choose | | /v/[6] | volt,Vatikan | vote | | /vʲ/[7] | wino,wjedro | view | | /w/[8] | łapiś,kisałe,słowo,wariś,barwa,wałma,sławny | was | | /x/[9] | chachaś | No common English equivalent; Scots lochor Yinglishchutzpah | | /z/ | zabyś | zoo | | /ʑ/ | źaseś | No common English equivalent; like thes ofmeasure but palatalized | | /ʒ/[2] | žaba | measure |
| | | Vowels |
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| IPA | Examples | Nearest English approximation |
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| /a/ | nan | father | | [æ][10] | mech,knecht,zdechnuś | bat | | [e][11] | dej,zemja,jeleń,wójna,měj | bait | | [ə][12] | młoźinske,moderne,pónjeźele | comma | | /ɛ/ | derje,góla,[13]sobota | bet | | /i/ | lipa | beat | | /ɪ/[14] | něga | bit (General American/RP) | | /ɨ/ | góla[13],šyroki | bit (New Zealand English) | | [o][15] | rowny,šołta | boat | | /ɔ/ | togodla | bought | | /u/ | ruka | boot | | /ʊ/ | góla[13] | put, book |
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