In this video you will learn how to pronounce the Z, Ź, and Ż sounds in Polish. This video is a sample of the "Polish Pronunciation Masterclass" course available on polishwithmoni...
I'm slowly learning Polish and learning about Polish history as my heritage is traced back to this region of the world. This video is extremely helpful! Thank you for your great explanations and teaching!
Thanks for these explanations, I had trouble telling ź and ż apart in particular, but now, I can tell the difference. It seems also that ż is said with a lower, deeper voice and ź with a higher, lighter voice.
Thank you, Monika! It was very helpful to see the difference between ź and ż. You explained it very well! 👍 I had trouble with these two consonants' pronunciation.
It's quite fascinating, that rz and ż converged in Polish pronunciation, but not in writing. In Czech, they remained different in pronunciation - rz kept as a distinct sound ř (very sharp ż with tongue rolling of r).
This video was the most helpful one I have found yet. I didn’t know what to do with my tongue when pronouncing ż. Thank you so so much! You have helped me immensely.
Thank you for describing these difficult sounds. When you pronounce ząb, why is it pronounced with a "p' at the end instead of the written "b"? Edit: I found the answer in another video. Apparently, b and the end of a word gets pronounced as a "p".
Great lesson. I can listen 1000x times I can't tell the difference between ziarna and żarna. I officially give up, accept it and hope I can't tell the difference by context.
Noticing the difference between Ż and Ź is difficult for many, so you are not alone! The context definitely can help to understand the words. By the way, the word "żarna" (quern-stone, an old tool for grinding grain) is so rare that most likely you will never hear that. It was just used for training purposes.
Terribly hard for us English.. Are English words difficult to pronounce for Polish people?? German is piss easy for me to pronounce, but french and spanish impossible, Russian and Polish beyond comprehension!!
True, Polish pronunciation might be challenging at the beginning for English speakers. But not impossible :) Polish luckily is quite stable in the pronunciation rules. If this helps, also English pronunciation might be quite hard for Polish speakers because of: - the vowels (there are other vowels in English than in Polish) - 'th' sound - unclear pronunciation rules (for example English words 'good', 'blood', 'food' have 'oo' differently pronounced). I often myself have to check the correct pronunciation of new English words. - unstable word stress (you often never know where to put the stress in the word) - differences between English variants (e.g. British vs. American) make it difficult to learn
Hi Monika, I wish i could learn Polish.. There is a Polish girl where i work. [here in the UK]. I feel so sorry for her that none of us can speak Polish, as it would be nice for her. She has said that she has tried to teach loads of people but nobody is interested.. I would be interested, but it was bad enough learning German and that is easy to pronounce, for me at least! I see what you mean about English. Someone once told me that English was like German with French misspellings!@@PolishwithMonika
