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| Phoneme | Spelling | Examples | Pronunciation | Translation | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | |||||
| /c/ | c | cały | /cawy/ | whole, all | A compact, strict combination of /t/ and /s/. However, if /t/ (spelt “t” or “d”) meets /s/, the result is /cs/ (in very slow speaking /ts/), not /c/. |
| dz | ludzki | /lucḱi/ | human | ||
| wódz | /vuc/ | leader, chief | |||
| t | autsajder | /awcsajder/ | outsider | ||
| wkrótce | /fkrucce/ | soon | |||
| d | podstawa | /pocstava/ | base, basis | ||
| dowódca | /dovucca/ | commander | |||
| /ʒ/ | dz | dzwon | /ʒvon/ | bell | A voiced counterpart to /c/. |
| c | więcby | /v′enʒby/ | so it would | ||
| d | odznaczenie | /oʒznačeńe/ | award; honour | ||
| oddzwonić | /oʒʒvońić/ | call back | |||
| t | pięćsetzłotowy | /p′eńceʒzwotovy/ | of 500 zlotys | ||
| Alveolar-apical | |||||
| /č/ | cz | część | /čew̃ść/ | part | A compact, strict combination of /t/ and /š/. However, if /t/ (spelt “t” or “d”) meets /š/, the result is /čš/ (in very slow speaking /tš/), not /č/. |
| dż | móżdżki | /muščḱi/ | cerebella; brains | ||
| brydż | /bryč/ | bridge (game) | |||
| t | świętszy | /śf′enčšy/ | holier | ||
| trzy | /čšy/ | 3 | |||
| wiotczeć | /v′oččeć/ | droop, flag | |||
| d | przedszkole | /pšečškole/ | kindergarten | ||
| podczas | /poččas/ | during | |||
| podtrzymywać | /poččšymyvać/ | support; maintain | |||
| /ǯ/ | dż | dżdżownica | /ǯǯovńica/ or /džǯovńica/ | earthworm | A voiced counterpart to /č/. |
| cz | liczba | /liǯba/ | number | ||
| d | odżywianie | /oǯžyv′ańe/ | nourishment | ||
| odrzutowiec | /oǯžutov′ec/ | jet | |||
| t | grotżagiel | /groǯžaǵel/ | mainsail | ||
| Postdental (prepalatal) | |||||
| /ć/ | ć | ćma | /ćma/ | moth | A compact, strict combination of /t/ and /ś/. However, if /t/ (spelt “d”) meets /ś/, the result is /ćś/ (in very slow speaking /tś/), not /ć/. |
| ci | ciastko | /ćastko/ | piece of cake | ||
| c | cisza | /ćiša/ | silence | ||
| dź | łódź | /wuć/ | boat | ||
| najeźdźca | /najeśćca/ | invader | |||
| d | dokądś | /dokońćś/ | (to) somewhere | ||
| odsiew | /oćśef/ | sifting(s) | |||
| podsiniały | /poćśińawy/ | somewhat livid | |||
| odciąć | /oććońć/ | cut off (perf.) | |||
| odcinać | /oććinać/ | cut off (imperf.) | |||
| /ʒ́/ | dź | dźwięk | /ʒ́v′eŋk/ | sound | A voiced counterpart to /ć/. |
| dzi | dzień | /ʒ́eń/ | day | ||
| dz | dziś | /ʒ́iś/ | today | ||
| ć | choćby | /xoʒ́by/ | even if; at least | ||
| d | podziemny | /poʒ́źemny/ | underground | ||
| przedzimie | /pšeʒ́źim′e/ | early winter | |||
| naddźwiękowy | /naʒ́ʒ́v′eŋkovy/ | supersonic | |||
| oddział | /oʒ́ʒ́aw/ | squad; department | |||
2009-02-04