cześć
"hi/bye" — cz and ć are English "ch", ś is "sh"
In the story
Cześć! Welcome to Kraków. Specifically, welcome to Kazimierz, the old Jewish quarter. It's a place of cobblestones, hidden courtyards, very strong coffee, and...
...a language that famously terrifies English speakers. But don't worry. I'm Kamil, and I'm going to be your guide. We're going to learn Polish not by staring at grammar charts, but by living here.
In fact, I want you to meet someone. See that guy looking slightly panicked at the counter?
Learn it in the story
This phrase appears in the lesson:
Level pre-A1 · Lesson 1
Welcome to Kazimierz — Witaj na Kazimierzu (Intro)
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- ładny / mały — Polish "ł" is English "w" — never say "l"
- kawa / woda — Polish "w" is English "v" — the classic slip
- już / rzeka — "ż" and "rz" are the SAME sound: the s in "measure"
- dziękuję — "dź" = English j; stress is the second-to-last syllable
- są / kawę — the nasal vowels "ą / ę" — hum them (ę at word-end → plain "e")