NOTE ON THE PRONUNCIATION OF POLISH NAMES

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C==ts.
C, ci,==a soft English ch.
Ch==strongly aspirated h, resembling ch in Scotch loch.
Cz==ch, as in charm.
Dz==j.
J==y.
L==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.
S, si,==a slightly hissed and softened sound of sh.
W==v.
Z, zi==French j.

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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