It's complicated, but not significantly more so than many languages. I have a friend who is 100% American (by which I mean, unilingual) and he's not doing half bad with it. I lent him some books and things; would you like me to find out what's been most useful for him? Also google for Polish-American organizations in your area (they are called Polonia); there is sure to be a class or two available in a college town.
There are two funky z's (plus the standard vanilla z, which is pronounced as you'd expect). The one with the dot is to z what "sh" is to "s", a "zh" sound like in Zsa Zsa Gabor. The one with the apostrophe-like mark is a softer version, the same sound made with the tongue further forward and its middle pressed up.
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Re: Similar thought, had to share.
Date: 2003-10-03 06:43 am (UTC)There are two funky z's (plus the standard vanilla z, which is pronounced as you'd expect). The one with the dot is to z what "sh" is to "s", a "zh" sound like in Zsa Zsa Gabor. The one with the apostrophe-like mark is a softer version, the same sound made with the tongue further forward and its middle pressed up.