Conférence Internationale Catholique du Guidisme - International Catholic Conference of Guiding - Conferencia Internacional Católica del Guidismo

                                                Lesson 1

    Let’s start with the pronunciation of a few sounds:

   1-

           cz –  pronounce it as ‘ch’, like in cheese
           ś   –  pronounce it as ‘sh’
           ć   –  this sounds a bit like ‘ch’, with the difference known only to a Polish ear

     Now, say:    Cześć     (which means Hi).       You go: Cheshch.

     Now check if you are correct here *.      son-wave/czesc.wav

 

     2 -       

           w  –  it’s easy, it is exactly the same as English ‘v’
           sz –  it’s ‘sh’ as in fresh

         So you can say:  Warszawa  (Warsaw).

         Is it the same as this ?*     son-wave/warszawa.wav

         Well done !

       

      3 -

         ch  –  this is ‘kh’, like in Scottish ‘loch’
         ł     –  looks like ‘l’, but you pronounce it as ‘w’, for example in ‘warm’
         ę    –  this is a nasal sound ‘en’, sounding like some words in French

       Ok, let’s try a name:  Lech Wałęsa. Should sound like: lekh va-wen-sa.

        You can check it here *.     son-wave/lech_walesa.wav
             

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