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Note on the Pronunciation of Polish Names

C==ts.

Ć, ci,==a soft English ch.

Ch==strongly aspirated h, resembling ch in Scotch loch.

Cz==ch, as in charm.

Dz==j.

J==y.

Ł==a peculiarly Polish letter, roughly speaking to be pronounced
between u and w.

Ó==oo, as in mood.

Rz==the French j, as in Jean.

Ś, si,==a slightly hissed and softened sound of sh.

W==v.

Ż, zi==French j.

The stress in Polish falls almost invariably on the penultimate syllable.

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