Basic Letters:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, Ł, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z, Ź, Ż
Additional Letters:
* Ą (pronounced like "on" in "on")
* Ć (pronounced like "ch" in "church")
* Ę (pronounced like "en" in "pen")
* Ó (pronounced like "oo" in "moon")
* Ś (pronounced like "sh" in "ship")
* ó (pronounced like "o" in "hot")
Diacritical Marks:
* ` (above "a", "e", "i", "o", "u", "y") - modifies the vowel sound
* ´ (above "a", "e", "i", "o", "u", "y") - modifies the vowel sound
* ^ (above "a", "e", "i", "o", "u", "y") - modifies the vowel sound
* ¨ (above "o") - modifies the vowel sound
* ' (above "z") - modifies the vowel sound
Note:
* The letters Ł and ó are not found in the basic Latin alphabet.
* Some letters with diacritical marks can be pronounced differently depending on the word.
* Polish has a complex system of phonetics and spelling rules, so it can take some time to master the language.
Here is a table with the pronunciation of each letter:
| Letter | Pronunciation | English Example |
|---|---|---|
| A | ah | father |
| B | b | bat |
| C | ts | cats |
| D | d | dog |
| E | eh | bed |
| F | f | fan |
| G | g | gate |
| H | h | hat |
| I | ee | see |
| J | y | yes |
| K | k | kite |
| L | l | light |
| Ł | w | |
| M | m | |
| N | n | |
| O | oh | |
| P | p | |
| R | r | |
| S | s | |
| T | t | |
| U | oo | |
| W | v | |
| Y | ee | |
| Z | z | zoo |
| Ź | zh | |
| Ż | sh | |
| Ą | on | |
| Ć | ch | |
| Ę | en | |
| Ó | oo | |
| Ś | sh | |
| ó | o | |
I hope this helps!