Do you pronounce the "w" in sentences?

raith09Threads: 4 Posts: 11 Joined: May 18, 11 ♂	May 23, 11, 01:05 #1
Do you pronounce the w in sentences? For example Kot jest w domu(i think its domu anyway), is the w silent? Also for the word Co, is it pronounce So? or Cho? Thanks!

JustysiaSThreads: 15 Posts: 2,869 Joined: Oct 14, 07 MEMBER ♀	May 23, 11, 01:13 #2
raith09: Do you pronounce the w in sentences? For example Kot jest w domu(i think its domu anyway), is the w silent? yeah, you pronounce it. w is like an equivalent to v, similar sound. Kot jest w domu - Cot yest v (or voo) d'oh - moo raith09: for the word Co, is it pronounce So? or Cho? it's more like tso

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May 23, 11, 06:47 #3

raith09:

Kot jest w domu(i think its domu anyway), is the w silent?

it this phrase it's pronounced as 'v' ... but sometimes it is unvoiced to an 'f' sound like in the phrase:

'Robiliście już zakupy w sklepie.
'

raith09:

Co

in cyrillic alphabet, со would be pronounced as polish 'so', but in this case our 'c' is always pronounced as 'ts'. kinda confusing.

власне волѩ так писать! :D:D

MaaarysiaThreads: 3 Posts: 541 Joined: Feb 27, 10 ♀	May 23, 11, 15:34 #4
ShAlEyNsTfOh: it this phrase it's pronounced as 'v' ... but sometimes it is unvoiced to an 'f' sound like in the phrase: Exactly. And what is worth to add is that we link those little one-letter words with the next word when pronouncing it. So: z domu, w domu, w szkole are pronounced like: zdo-mu, wdo-mu, fszko-le. Maybe that's the reason why OP doesn't hear it.

raith09Threads: 4 Posts: 11 Joined: May 18, 11 ♂	May 24, 11, 01:03 #5
What does OP stand for? But yeah that's great information, thank you it helps a lot! I was listening to it on rosetta stone and I couldn't hear the w at all when they speak the sentences.

Antek_StalichThreads: 6 Posts: 1,533 Joined: May 6, 11 ♂	May 24, 11, 01:10 #6
OP = Original Poster. The person starting the thread.

legendThreads: 9 Posts: 819 Joined: Apr 23, 11 ♂	May 24, 11, 01:36 #7
raith09: What does OP stand for? But yeah that's great information, thank you it helps a lot! I was listening to it on rosetta stone and I couldn't hear the w at all when they speak the sentences. How is Rosetta stone? Do find it is good in learning languages like Polish?

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May 24, 11, 20:30 #8

Hey I really like Rosetta stone, it helps because it gives you a lot of practice and lessons are often automatically repeated. The voice thing records your voice and helps you pronounce properly, I was suprised at how well that part worked, I was expecting it to be annoying. It's a great program however it isn't enough to learn, I still have to substitute with books. Rosetta stone works in a way that it immerses you into the language with no english translation at all, they've designed it so your common sense will pretty much tell you which answer is correct.

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