Appendix:Polish alphabet

Letter Letter name IPA Pronunciation
A a [ä]
Ą ą [ɔ̃w̃]
B be [bɛ]
C ce [t͡s̪ɛ]
Ć cie [t͡ɕɛ]
D de [d̪ɛ]
E e [ɛ]
Ę ę [ɛ̃w̃]
F ef [ɛf]
G gie [ɡʲɛ]
H ha [xä]
I i [i]
J jot [jɔt̪]
K ka [kä]
L el [ɛl]
Ł [ɛw]
M em [ɛ̃m]
N en [ɛ̃n̪]
Ń [ɛ̃ɲ]
O o [ɔ]
Ó u [u]
P pe [pɛ]
R er [ɛr]
S es [ɛs̪]
Ś [ɛɕ]
T te [t̪ɛ]
U u [u]
W wu [vu]
Y y,
igrek
[ɨ],
[iɡrɛk]
Z zet [z̪ɛt̪]
Ź ziet [ʑɛt̪]
Ż żet [ʐɛt̪]

Letters Q, V and X do not belong to the Polish alphabet but they can be found in certain foreign derived words and names, such as quasi, fax and video. Their names in Polish are "ku", "fau" and "iks".

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