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Pronunciation of "lepiej"



chazaThreads: 49
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Joined: Dec 21, 09 Pictures: 1 ♂ 		 Jan 15, 10, 18:18    #1
hi guys, another one for you, take the example of lepziej, i know the j is pronounced y, so would i be correct in saying lepzi.....ay, and equally najlepziej would be , nay..lepzi...ay.


is that right


chaza


SildarThreads: -
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Joined: Sep 20, 09 ♂ 		 Jan 15, 10, 18:49    #2
lepiay




but remember that the proper writing in polish is lepiej, najlepiej, lepszy etc.



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Simon


chazaThreads: 49
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so i dont sound the z in them either, leiay and naylepiay.

chaza


strzygaThreads: 4
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Joined: Apr 30, 08 ♀ 		 Jan 15, 10, 20:39    #4
because there is no z in them: lepiej, najlepiej.

I think you've confused them with lepszy, najlepszy, which are adjectives. Lepiej and najlepiej are adverbs (they answer the question: how?)


chazaThreads: 49
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Joined: Dec 21, 09 Pictures: 1 ♂ 		 Jan 15, 10, 21:46    #5
i have another bit of confusion, in a conj set are words that end in ieć, which tells me that jeść belongs here, which give endings,
em
esz
e
in another set with words ending in ść, give me endings in
ę
isz
i
what is the difference, and would the word i eat be jeśę or jem
i dont undertsand this one at all.


chaza


lowfunk99Threads: 18
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Joined: Jan 7, 08 ♂ 		 Jan 15, 10, 21:55    #6
It depends on if they are regular or irregular.

Swan has a new book out that tells a lot about it.


strzygaThreads: 4
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jem, jesz, je, jemy, jecie, jedzą


chazaThreads: 49
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thanks strzyga, can you offer any explanation as to why it doesnt go with the 2nd conj group.


chaza


strzygaThreads: 4
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Joined: Apr 30, 08 ♀ 		 Jan 16, 10, 01:30    #9
no, sorry, I can't ;) I've never had to learn Polish conjugation groups.
Probably it's some exception.


nincompoop_notThreads: 4
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chaza:
so i dont sound the z in them either, leiay and naylepiay.

becuase there's a difference between lepiej and lepszej
najlepiej and najlepszej

lepiej - better (better to do things this way/you do it better)
lepszej/lepszego -better- meaning - there's no better way than this; there's no better guy/woman than him/her

najlepiej - the best - the best is to choose the best answers from the poll; better leave this problem to...

najlepszej/najlepszego - the best/ all the best/ to the best person ever


chazaThreads: 49
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Joined: Dec 21, 09 Pictures: 1 ♂ 		 Jan 16, 10, 09:53    #11
i see what you are saying and thats undertsood, i work upto that at some point, so, do i sound the 'z'.
would they both sound like,
nay...lep..yay,
lep..yay,
nay...lep..psheego,
nay...lep..pshay.


chaza


strzygaThreads: 4
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Joined: Apr 30, 08 ♀ 		 Jan 16, 10, 19:45    #12
More or less so.
You don't hear "z" in these words as its "sz", pronounced roughly as English "sh".
Check out other threads in this section, there was a link somewhere to a website where you can check Polish pronunciation (you get male/female voices pronouncing words).


chazaThreads: 49
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Joined: Dec 21, 09 Pictures: 1 ♂ 		 Jan 16, 10, 20:24    #13
thanks for that, its coming together, i'm working my way through these conjugations. they take a bit of getting used to.

chaza



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