🔤 Polish Phonetics Guide
Every Polish letter and sound, matched to an English phonetic spelling. Tap ▶ to hear it.
Vowels
MAMA
MAH-mah
Mother / Mom
PIES
pyess
Dog / Dog / Dog
DITY
DEE-wah
Girl
KOT
koht
Cat / Cat / Cat - Male / A Cat - Subject / Cat / Subject/Being
RURA
ROO-rah
Pipe
SYN
sin
Son
MĄKA
MOON-kah
Flour
RĘKA
REN-kah
Hand / Hand / Hand
Consonants (Basic)
BRAT
braht
Brother / Brother
CAŁY
TSAH-wih
Whole
DOM
dohm
House / House / House
FALA
FAH-lah
Wave
GOŚĆ
gohsh-ch
Guest
HERBATA
her-BAH-tah
Tea / Tea
JAK
yahk
How / Like Yes In English
KOBIETA
koh-BYEH-tah
Woman / Woman Drzwi
LATO
LAH-toh
Summer
MIŁOŚĆ
MYOO-wosh-ch
Love / W Sound / Love
NOGA
NOH-gah
Leg / Leg
PANI
PAH-nee
Ma'Am / Lady/Owner
RADIO
RAH-dee-oh
Radio
SŁONCE
SWOHN-tseh
Sun
TYDZIEŃ
TI-dzen
Week
WODA
VOH-dah
Water / Water / Like V In Van / Water
ZIMA
ZEE-mah
Winter
Special Polish Consonants (VERY IMPORTANT!)
ĆWIERĆ
CHTSVYERTCH
Quarter
ŁÓŻKO
WOOZH-koh
Bed / Bed / Bed
LEŃ
len
Lazybones
ŚNIEG
SHNYEG
Snow
ŻABA
ZHAH-bah
Frog / Frog
ZIARNO
ZYAHR-noh
Grain
Common Polish Consonant Combinations 🔊
CHŁOPIEC
KHWOH-pyets
Boy
CZARNY
CHAHR-ni
Black / Like Church
DZISIAJ
JEE-syahl
Today
PRZEDMIOT
pshed-MYOH-t
Object
DŻEM
jem
Jam
RZEKA
ZHEH-kah
River / River / River
SZKOŁA
SHKOH-wah
School / School / School
ŚCIEŻKA
SHCHYESH-kah
Path
SIEĆ
shyench
Network
TRZEBA
TSHEH-bah
Need
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POLAK
Polish man
Poh-Lak
POLITYKA
Politics
Poh-Lee-Ti-Kah
INTELIGENT
Intelligent
In-Teh-Lee-Gent
KOMPUTER
Computer
Kom-Poo-Ter
HOTEL
Hotel
Hoh-Tel
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TATA
TAH-tah
Father / Dad
SIOSTRA
shoh-STRAH
Sister
BABCIA
BAHP-tsyah
Grandmother
DZIADEK
JAHN-dek
Grandfather
DZIECI
JAHN-tshee
Children
CÓRKA
TSOOR-kah
Daughter
RODZINA
roh-DZEE-nah
Family / Family
House (Dom)
DRZWI
DZHVEE
Door / Door
OKNO
OK-noh
Window / Window
STÓŁ
stool
Table / Table
KRZESŁO
KSHES-woh
Chair / Chair
SOFA
SOH-fah
Sofa / Sofa
KUCHNIA
KOOHH-nyah
Kitchen / Kitchen
SYPIALNIA
si-pyahl-NYAH
Bedroom / Bedroom
ŁAZIENKA
wah-ZHEN-kah
Bathroom / Bathroom
Food (Jedzenie)
CHLEB
hlyeb
Bread / Bread
MLEKO
MLEH-koh
Milk / Milk
JABŁKO
YAHP-wkoh
Apple / Apple
OWOC
OH-vots
Fruit
MIĘSO
MYHEN-soh
Meat / Meat
RYB
rib
Fish
KAWA
KAH-vah
Coffee / Coffee
CUKIER
TSOO-ker
Sugar / Sugar
Places (Miejsca)
POLSKA
POH-skah
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WARSZAWA
var-SHAH-vah
Warsaw
KOŚCIÓŁ
KOSH-chool
Church
PARK
park
Park
ZWIERZĘTA
zvyeh-ZHEN-tah
Animals
ZOO
zoh-oh
Zoo
POCIĄG
poh-CHYONG
Train / Train
AUTOBUS
ow-toh-BUS
Bus / Bus
Colors (Kolory)
BIAŁY
BYAH-wi
White / White
CZERWONY
cher-VOH-ni
Red
NIEBIESKI
nyeh-BYES-kee
Blue
ŻÓŁTY
ZHOO-wi
Yellow
ZIELONY
zyeh-LOH-ni
Green
RÓŻOWY
roo-ZHO-vi
Pink / Pink
POMARAŃCZOWY
poh-mah-RAHN-choh-vi
Orange
SZARY
SHAH-ri
Gray
BRĄZOWY
BRON-zoh-vi
Brown
Soft vs Hard Consonants (ADVANCED!) 🎯
TAK
tahk
Yes
Common Pronunciation Mistakes 🚫
POLSKA
pohl-SKA
Stress On Last
Przewodnik (pronounced psheh-VOD-neek)
WÓDNIK
VOD-neek
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Przypomnienie (pronounced pshy-pom-NYEH-nyeh)
MNIENIE
MYEH-nyeh
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