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What is the pronunciation of Inowroclaw Kujawsko-Pomorskie?

Here's the pronunciation of "Inowrocław Kujawsko-Pomorskie" (the name of a city and province in Poland):

* Inowrocław:

* In-oh-vrot-slav (the "w" is silent and the "o" in "slav" is short)

* Kujawsko-Pomorskie:

* Koo-ya-vsko-po-mor-skee (the "o" in "Pomorskie" is short)

Here's a breakdown:

* Inowrocław:

* In- like the word "in"

* oh- like the word "oh"

* vrot- like the word "vrot" (a made-up word that rhymes with "rot")

* slav- like the word "slav" (short "o" sound)

* Kujawsko-Pomorskie:

* Koo- like the word "coo"

* ya- like the word "ya"

* vsko- like the word "vsko" (a made-up word that rhymes with "disco")

* po- like the word "po"

* mor- like the word "mor" (a made-up word that rhymes with "for")

* skee- like the word "skee" (short "e" sound)

It can be tricky to get the exact pronunciation without hearing it spoken. A good resource to practice is the [Forvo](https://forvo.com/) website, which has recordings of words pronounced by native speakers.

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