| Consonants |
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| IPA | Silesian | Example | English approximation |
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| b | b | bardzo | bike | | ɕ | ś, s(i) | pōnoś | she | | d | d | dŏwno | door | | d͡z | dz | powiedz | beds | | d͡ʑ | dź, dz(i) | dziadek | jeep | | d͡ʐ | dż | dżajnizm | jug | | f | f | faber | feist | | ɡ | g | grać | girl | | j | j, i | jak | yes | | k | k | krowa | scam | | l | l | lampa | lilt | | m | m | morze | mile | | n | n | nad | Nile | | ɲ | ń, n(i) | niy | canyon | | p | p | policyjŏ | spike | | r | r | rōżowy | (General American), withflapping: atom | | s | s | smak | sign | | ʂ | sz | szyb | shore | | t | t | tak | stow | | t͡ɕ | ć, ci | ciyrpki | cheer | | t͡s | c | całować | cats | | t͡ʂ | cz | czy | child | | v | w | wartość | vile | | w | ł | łabus | way | | x | ch, h | chlyb | hello | | z | z | zebrać | zebra | | ʑ | ź, z(i) | ziŏrko | vision, azure | | ʐ | ż, rz | rzec |
| | Other symbols used for Silesian |
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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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