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'''Polish''' (''Polska'') is a [[Slavic]] language spoken by over 70 million people, mainly in [[Poland]] and by communities of Poles worldwide. It is a West Slavic language, most cloely related to [[Czech language|Czech]] and [[Slovak language|Slovak]].

[[Category: Slavic languages]]

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-'''Polish''' (''Polska'') is a [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] language spoken by over 70 million people, mainly in [[Poland]] and by communities of Poles worldwide (mostly in the [[United States]], [[Germany]], [[Brazil]], [[Israel]] and [[Canada]]). It is a West Slavic language, most closely related to [[Czech_language|Czech]] and [[Slovak_language|Slovak]]. It is an official language of the [[European Union]]].
+'''Polish''' (''Polska'') is a [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] language spoken by over 70 million people, mainly in [[Poland]] and by communities of Poles worldwide (mostly in the [[United States]], [[Germany]], [[Brazil]], [[Israel]] and [[Canada]]). It is a West Slavic language, most closely related to [[Czech language|Czech]] and [[Slovak language|Slovak]]. It is an official language of the [[European Union]].
 Polish has several letters and diacritics not present in [[English]]. The tables below give an introductory guide to pronunciation and transcription:<ref>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~atpc/learn/tools/pl-alphabet.html</ref>
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-[[Category: Poland]]
+[[Category:Poland]]
-[[Category: Slavic languages]]
+[[Category:Slavic languages]]
-[[Category: Lithuania]]
+[[Category:Lithuania]]

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-'''Polish''' (''Polska'') is a [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] language spoken by over 70 million people, mainly in [[Poland]] and by communities of Poles worldwide (mostly in the [[United States]], [[Germany]], [[Brazil]], [[Israel]] and [[Canada]]). It is a West Slavic language, most cloely related to [[Czech_language|Czech]] and [[Slovak_language|Slovak]]. It is an official language of the [[European Union]]].
+'''Polish''' (''Polska'') is a [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] language spoken by over 70 million people, mainly in [[Poland]] and by communities of Poles worldwide (mostly in the [[United States]], [[Germany]], [[Brazil]], [[Israel]] and [[Canada]]). It is a West Slavic language, most closely related to [[Czech_language|Czech]] and [[Slovak_language|Slovak]]. It is an official language of the [[European Union]]].
 Polish has several letters and diacritics not present in [[English]]. The tables below give an introductory guide to pronunciation and transcription:<ref>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~atpc/learn/tools/pl-alphabet.html</ref>
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 ==Polish Diacritics==
-How Polish diacritics (accented) letters are typical represented in type:
+How Polish diacritics (accented) letters are typically represented in type:
 Use of the tilde " ~ " is the accepted practice for typing Polish diacritic letters when a suitable keyboard is not present.

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-'''Polish''' (''Polska'') is a [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] language spoken by over 70 million people, mainly in [[Poland]] and by communities of Poles worldwide. It is a West Slavic language, most cloely related to [[Czech_language|Czech]] and [[Slovak_language|Slovak]].
+'''Polish''' (''Polska'') is a [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] language spoken by over 70 million people, mainly in [[Poland]] and by communities of Poles worldwide (mostly in the [[United States]], [[Germany]], [[Brazil]], [[Israel]] and [[Canada]]). It is a West Slavic language, most cloely related to [[Czech_language|Czech]] and [[Slovak_language|Slovak]]. It is an official language of the [[European Union]]].
 Polish has several letters and diacritics not present in [[English]]. The tables below give an introductory guide to pronunciation and transcription:<ref>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~atpc/learn/tools/pl-alphabet.html</ref>
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 {{reflist}}
 [[Category: Slavic languages]]

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−	'''Polish''' (''Polska'') is a [[Slavic]] language spoken by over 70 million people, mainly in [[Poland]] and by communities of Poles worldwide. It is a West Slavic language, most cloely related to [[Czech_language\|Czech]] and [[Slovak_language\|Slovak]].	+	'''Polish''' (''Polska'') is a [[Slavic languages\|Slavic]] language spoken by over 70 million people, mainly in [[Poland]] and by communities of Poles worldwide. It is a West Slavic language, most cloely related to [[Czech_language\|Czech]] and [[Slovak_language\|Slovak]].

	Polish has several letters and diacritics not present in [[English]]. The tables below give an introductory guide to pronunciation and transcription:<ref>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~atpc/learn/tools/pl-alphabet.html</ref>		Polish has several letters and diacritics not present in [[English]]. The tables below give an introductory guide to pronunciation and transcription:<ref>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~atpc/learn/tools/pl-alphabet.html</ref>

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−	'''Polish''' (''Polska'') is a [[Slavic]] language spoken by over 70 million people, mainly in [[Poland]] and by communities of Poles worldwide. It is a West Slavic language, most cloely related to [[~~Czech language~~\|Czech]] and [[~~Slovak language~~\|Slovak]].	+	'''Polish''' (''Polska'') is a [[Slavic]] language spoken by over 70 million people, mainly in [[Poland]] and by communities of Poles worldwide. It is a West Slavic language, most cloely related to [[Czech_language\|Czech]] and [[Slovak_language\|Slovak]].
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		+	Polish has several letters and diacritics not present in [[English]]. The tables below give an introductory guide to pronunciation and transcription:<ref>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~atpc/learn/tools/pl-alphabet.html</ref>
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		+	==Alphabet==
		+
		+	* Aa = English 'ah'
		+	* Ąą = English 'on'
		+	* Bb = English 'b'
		+	* Cc = English 't'+'s'
		+	* Ćć = English 'ch' soft
		+	* Dd = English 'd'
		+	* Ee = English 'e'
		+	* Ęę = English 'en'
		+	* Ff = English 'f'
		+	* Gg = English 'g' hard
		+	* Hh = English 'h'
		+	* Ii = English 'i'
		+	* Jj = English 'y'
		+	* Kk = English 'k'
		+	* Ll = English 'l'
		+	* Łł = English 'w'
		+	* Mm = English 'm'
		+	* Nn = English 'n'
		+	* Ńń = English 'n'
		+	* Oo = English 'oh'
		+	* Óó = English 'ou'
		+	* Pp = English 'p'
		+	* Rr = English 'r' rolled
		+	* Ss = English 's'
		+	* Śś = English 'sh' soft
		+	* Tt = English 't'
		+	* Uu = English 'oo'
		+	* Ww = English 'v'
		+	* Yy = English 'eh'
		+	* Zz = English 'z'
		+	* Źź = English 'zh' soft
		+	* Żż = English 'zh' harder
		+
		+	==Consonant Sounds==
		+
		+	* l~ - same as w in woman
		+	* Z~ - same as s in street
		+	* ch - same as h in happy
		+	* cz - same as ch in church
		+	* dz - same as d followed by z
		+	* dz~ - same as d followed by z~
		+	* rz - same as s in treasure
		+	* sz - same as sh in share
		+
		+	==Polish Diacritics==
		+
		+	How Polish diacritics (accented) letters are typical represented in type:
		+
		+	Use of the tilde " ~ " is the accepted practice for typing Polish diacritic letters when a suitable keyboard is not present.
		+
		+	Type \| Accent \| located \| Pronounced "sound"
		+	* A~ a~ \| below \| nasal,\| pronounced "on" (or as "om" when following a B or P, Da~browski = Dombrowski)
		+	* C~ c~ above\| \|pronounced roughly "ch"
		+	* E~ e~ below\| nasal,\| generally pronounced "en" (or "em" when following a B or P, [De~bin~ski = Dembin~ski])
		+	* L~ l~ angled \| slash \| pronounced much like English W
		+	* N~ n~ above \| \|kind of like "ni" in "onion"
		+	* O~ o~ above \| \|sounding much like "oo" in "book".
		+	* S~ s~ above \| \|kind of like "sh" in "sheep"
		+	* Z~ z~ above \| \|a soft, hissing "zh" sound
		+	* Z* z* dot \|above\|a chunkier "zh" sound
		+
		+
		+	==References==
		+
		+	{{reflist}}

	[[Category: Slavic languages]]		[[Category: Slavic languages]]