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The letter combo "ch" and a thing about "ść"



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Should be a simple thing to answer...

Is the Polish "ch" pronounced as the English "h" or "k"? I've seen it both ways in different books and websites.

And, with "ść"...for example the word "miłość", should it be pronounced (English) as "me-wo-shch" (with the sh-ch as being pronounced fast one after the other) or would it be right to pronounce it as "me-wo-sh-ch" (with the sh-ch having a slight gap between them)?

Basically, I'm asking is the "ść" bit better to pronounce one way or the other? Like the way you can (sometimes) add slight gaps between words in English and still have them be understood, but it's best to not do that...
RubasznyRumcajsThreads: 9
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ch

it would be rather like we-wo-shch (when sh and ch are 'soft').

and polish 'ch' sound quite like dutch or german- no like 'k' :)
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Just got confused...

Why's the "m" in "miłość" pronounced as a "w"?
JustysiaSThreads: 15
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Semsem:
Why's the "m" in "miłość" pronounced as a "w"?

is it, are you sure?
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JustysiaS:
is it, are you sure?

That's what I got from "it would be rather like we-wo-shch (when sh and ch are 'soft')"

If I've missed something, please let me know.
RubasznyRumcajsThreads: 9
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ah, sorry. it should be 'me-wo-shch', thats a typo :~
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Thanks. Had me a bit nervous there.
Polonius3Threads: 1,005
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The best way to explain Polish ch pronuncaiton to Brits is to cite the Scottish loch.
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The best way to explain Polish ch pronuncaiton to Brits is to cite the Scottish loch.

But even the Brits can't pronounce the ch in Loch properly.
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dtaylor5632:
But even the Brits can't pronounce the ch in Loch properly.

Can so :(
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Go to ivona.com!

Choose voice "Ewa". Then type the following words
1. chyba
2. miłość

Then you can listen to ch and ść.
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