LIVE FORUMS / ARCHIVES / 2009
PolishForums - ARCHIVE Witamy in PolishForums Archive :
Archives / 2009 / Grammar, Usage / posts: 8

A couple of pronunciations...Przemyśl,Rzeszów,Tarnawce



escapee3Threads: 15
Posts: 78
Joined: Oct 22, 09 		  Oct 30, 09, 20:52 /  #
Dzień Dobry

What's the pronunciation of the following town names? Am I close?

Przemyśl

Shem-shil (or is that 'y' sounded too?)


Rzeszów

She-show (with the 'o' as in the English word 'town')


Tarnawce

Tah-nah-v-ts


I want to talk to an English, non-Polish speaking person about these places (so I can get away with winging it!) but I'd like to get them right. I'm not yet confident in my ability to pronounce words I've not yet heard spoken - but I'm working on it.

Dziękuję

steve
piaskowyThreads: -
Posts: 15
Joined: Oct 25, 09 		Edited by: piaskowy   Oct 31, 09, 11:57 /  #
I'm from Przemyśl!

Przemyśl - Pshem-i ("y" sound)-shl, but the second "sh" is pronunced "ś".
Rzeszów - Shesh-ouf, but the first "sh" is a specific polish sound - "ż".
Tarnawce - Tar-nav-tse pronunced with polish "r".

If you knew how to read, you wouldn't have any problems with these names.
escapee3Threads: 15
Posts: 78
Joined: Oct 22, 09 		  Oct 31, 09, 13:47 /  #
Thanks for that.

Of course, I agree with the reading statement, and it's something I'm working on. At the moment I'm only a week or so into learning Polish, so I have my work cut out just making coherent sounds without reading as such. But, I'm happy I see progress even after so short a time.

Can I ask you what you know about Tarnawce? It's where my father-in-law was born, and my plan to visit there late next year is my reason for learning Polish.

Thanks again for the reply...

steve
piaskowyThreads: -
Posts: 15
Joined: Oct 25, 09 		Edited by: piaskowy   Oct 31, 09, 17:43 /  #
Well... I don't know much, Tarnawce is (actually "are" because it's a plural name) a small village near Przemyśl.

EDIT
But you can visit Krasiczyn - there is a beautiful castle!
escapee3Threads: 15
Posts: 78
Joined: Oct 22, 09 		  Oct 31, 09, 18:51 /  #
I'll make a note of the castle... I do like visiting such places.

Is it usual for single towns to be given plural names in Poland?

steve
jakubzurawskiThreads: -
Posts: 20
Joined: Dec 1, 08 		Edited by: jakubzurawski   Nov 1, 09, 12:28 /  #
escapee3
Is it usual for single towns to be given plural names in Poland?

Yes, it is quite common for a village/town to have a plural name. Those names often end with "ce" ending (like "Radoszyce", "Maurzyce", "Gorzkowice") but there are also names which don't follow this rule ("Szczuki", "Surowe"). I can't think of any city with a plural name but most likely there are some.

Also you need to be aware of the gender of the name. "Rzeszów" and "Przemyśl" are names of masculine gender (to be more precise - 'inanimate masculine', there are 3 subtypes of masculine in Polish) while "Warszawa" is feminine and "Legionowo" or "Piaseczno" are neuter.
escapee3Threads: 15
Posts: 78
Joined: Oct 22, 09 		  Nov 1, 09, 15:37 /  #
Interesting, jakubzurawski, thank you. The more one delves into Polish, the more there is to learn.

steve
piaskowyThreads: -
Posts: 15
Joined: Oct 25, 09 		  Nov 1, 09, 19:09 /  #
The more one delves into Polish, the more there is to learn.

Yope, that's right.

I can't think of any city with a plural name but most likely there are some.

Katowice, Skierniewice, Dąbki!

Now the funny ones - Kozie Wólki and Wielkie Oczy (both of them DO exist).
Go UPtop of page


Similar discussions:

Similar to: A couple of pronunciations...Przemyśl,Rzeszów,Tarnawce
Photo required of a house in Przemysl
trying to find dad's family. He was born in Przemysl in 1921 and was an orphan.
PF is moving to a new server within the next couple of weeks
B1 Driving License - A couple questions
polish-indian couple looking for baby names
Where to shop in Rzeszow for a 5 month old girl?
Platform information traveling from krakow to rzeszow
Street name of Rzeszow Glowny train station.
what is the price to rent or buy a bar or pub in "rzeszow"

Pronouncing final -ą as -oł (Czech infleunce?)  mój - moja

Random: Why do Poles and other Europeans use the Lords name in vain so often ????
Archives / 2009 / Grammar, Usage /posts: 8


This forum is archived (read-only).
Category:
© 2005-2010 PolishForums.com | PolishForums LIVE | Archives | Random | Statistics