Polish alphabet: Names of the letters

In this video you will learn how to:
- read the letters of the Polish alphabet
- spell names
- read acronyms
You will also find out what are the most common Polish first and last names.
Check out also my video focusing on the Polish sounds pronunciation: • POLISH PRONUNCIATION |...
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[@rafal2622]

For everybody learning the best way to catch diffrence between "Ż" ad "Ź" is in words: źrebak, źródło, żart, żaba. Write it in google translate and hear the difference.

[@xiesie_xiesie]

It's actually źrebak and źródło, but yup, they sound different.

[@rafal2622]

@@xiesie_xiesie My mistake :) low screen resolution and weak eyes :/

[@patolol3091]

zjet or zjyet

[@amyl5250]

@Raf Al Wow thank you for this!!

[@JolajnaLoja]

And some of the ways to pronounce it is:
To say Ź smile while spelling or make second face 😁😬
To say Ż make your lips in the 'O' shape but with closed teeth.

[@j.mattlakes7792]

Monika, I'm surprised your channel isn't verified yet. You're a great Polish teacher.

[@Geschichte994]

It can only be verified if it has 100.000 subs😢

[@Thaumatin5TFKC]

Im literally that german officer trying to pronounce/spell Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz. *Gzzziieeeerrrpppggggkkkzzzzrrrreeeeiiizzzzooo...*

[@quevenelemino1437]

I am here learning Polish because I will move in Poland 2 years from now.

[@extzyy8903]

Hey it’s been one year now just wanted to know how much u learned !

[@paulbarham1038]

I very much enjoyed this introduction to the Polish alphabet! I understand it is one of the more difficult languages to learn (?).

[@bociek4463]

Yeah, ist is in thr Top 5 List of the difficultes Languages in the world

[@markragnathsingh6615]

My kids now reside in poland and I'm also learning along with them ...thank u for this video .

[@anoopbhatt5641]

One of the best video for learning the polish alphabet...Thank you Monika

[@ethankirk8244]

Dkiękuję barzdo. I am trying my best to learn Polish as I believe it is a brilliant language to Express. Plus I love their food and would love to know the ingredients. Love from England! FIXED SPELLING

[@ethankirk8244]

@@someone5547 Not sure what to ask.

[@cyianisyt2467]

@@ethankirk8244 Dziękuję bardzo* ❤ or Bardzo Dziękuję

[@carlosgaribay3789]

TRUE

[@jameslong672]

Great language to learn if you live in England as polish is the second language before english and welsh

[@aniadominczak4863]

love from poland :>

[@kels2129]

Ó bro what

[@pawelmlynarz3221]

She said "o" with line
Rewrite this to google translator

[@marsh346]

O with some kind of symbol over it

[@cyianisyt2467]

Ó is the same as U , but you cant write ó in some verbs , because it can be a linguistic mistake
Ex. -Żóbr- = Żubr

[@garorade]

Oslysrobro

[@pyrofromtf2236]

Ó-u

[@TheLearningLounge]

Thank you so much. Teaching myself Polish and it's challenging. I know mostly Latin languages which are much easier to pronounce, so this was really helpful.

[@lidiaberkes2402]

Thank you so much! I moved here from Hungary and had a hard time learning from different sources. I just found you and now it makes more sense and it is so similar to Hungarian. I am grateful for your videos

[@ronalbars]

The letters ą and ę sound like ã and ê in Portuguese. For Brazilian and Portuguese speakers, it is quite easy to pronounce the Polish alphabet.

[@Whereyoureyesdontgo]

ń sounds like ñ from spanish to me

[@archduchyofaustria2021]

​@@Whereyoureyesdontgo Because it's the same :p

[@sunglassshinpan1352]

I'm going to change my last name to:
Pięćdziesięciogroszówka!

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

@muted spark "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" What kind of a name is that? Honestly I love composite worlds but this is too long half the legth is max.

[@stickofbutter4144]

Baltu Lielkungs Gunārs Miezis it’s the name of a town in England

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

@@stickofbutter4144 I thought it was in Wales.

[@Noname-ye1vg]

@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 yes it is in Wales

[@gailpippin9761]

@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 it's a Welsh town name.

[@marenwill22]

Thank you very much for sharing your videos. I have been thinking of learning Polish for a while now. Your lessons make it less intimidating.

[@gary-pv8vz]

Thank you so much. Very clear and understandable.

[@thememeking994]

Some of those letters are similar to Spanish. Like R for instance. In Spanish you role your R’s

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

In all europians languages but english you roll your r.

[@rhiannamr]

Similar to French, too

[@EzequielMartin55vf]

Yes true

[@andii-]

@You can eat in class!! yeah french and german rolled rs are the only ones i can do rnsbsbsbddb

[@aabout5981]

And tap in spanish

[@naimatkamal1991]

quiet difficult but intreing and I trying learn polish
thanks from Pakistan

[@alveebabu]

I am trying my best to learn 😢 Thank you so much for the video.❤

[@Indischersumit]

Thanks a lot Monika.

[@marsh346]

6:41 BMW 6:54 WUWUWU

[@tanxyrogue847]

Braaaa

[@55Klat]

Czyżby polski alfabet zawierał "q" i "x" ? Nie znam polskich słów zaczynających sie od tych liter. Chodziłem do szkoły dosc dawno, ale ich nie było.

[@Cloudyd4yx]

I can't pronounce "Ń", “Ź", and "Ż". :'I.

[@piktas.pienas1]

i dont want to flex on you but i can pronounce Ń and Ź yeah i know i am that great

[@nexftw6959]

Neither can i.

[@RedStarMapping]

And what about 'Ř' ? :))))))

[@samsungnote569]

@@RedStarMapping it is Czech or Slovak not Polish

[@RedStarMapping]

@@samsungnote569 Yeah it is czech. I only writed for him that there can be more difficult letters.

[@Biobele]

Wait a minute Kowalski from the Penguins🐧 of Madagascar in Africa is Polish???

[@3digits13letters]

Kowalski and Nowak are the most common polish surnames, like the american Smith

[@suprixgamer69]

yess. I Watch it everyday. This is my favourite cartoon in TV

[@Ntwadumela1]

@@suprixgamer69 The main character of the famous movie "Vanishing Point" from 1971 was named Kowalski. He was played by actor Barry Newman, who recently passed away.
ua-cam.com/video/mysVWG9vO1U/v-deo.html

[@petrov19_I]

Yeah 😮

[@curtpiazza1688]

Great intro lesson!

[@mmneander1316]

Very nice and helpful video! Thanks for creating and uploading.

[@star_ags]

I came here after learning myself how to spell in English. You know... To make myself feel better. (it works)

[@FirstnameLastname-cl4op]

I learned german also it was easy ,but damm polish is at another level 🤯 as an indian I already know 7 languages , excluding german and polish

[@user-je1ns9nt7t]

What are the languages you speak?

[@jasoncomely]

That was amazingly clear and comprehensive. Many thanks :)

[@user-cr3sz2bq5j]

You’re superb. Amazing

[@gangasenani6857]

THANK YOU 👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@shaunhunterit342]

Good video thank you

[@ibrahimali5402]

Thank you so much Monika.

[@hebreophone]

Great video 🔥 dziękuję

[@Lisa-du8ey]

Ktoś z Polski? ;-;

[@dot5687]

ja ;P

[@filizankaherbaty]

Ja

[@banan_6561]

Tak.

[@user-xw6tk3ws5z]

Z Rosji

[@whereamI-gx5sk]

Oczywiście, pozdrawiam mnie oglądającą to zamiast spać lmao.
Potem się dziwię czemu zawsze idę spać po 2 nad ranem

[@guineabunnymama]

This is so helpful!

[@antomj1981]

Dziękuję

[@mariyarybak6109]

Basically I’m ukranian and I know English and Ukrainian but man needs to know more

[@canter1ter]

this aged well

[@88Shinto]

I really like your format I just subscribed, I think I'm going to be talking to all the European Delicatessen ladies soon. I live in Ontario Canada. And the Polish marketplaces are amongst the best.

[@dovygoodguy1296]

Hi, Monika. How do Polish children learn to spell and distinguish between the use of dź and ź since they are pronounced the same? Or between dż and ż? Thanks.

[@PolishwithMonika]

Hi. Dź and ź, or dż and ż, are pronounced differently. Check out my videos where I focus on these sounds, you might hear the difference.
Children learn to distinguish dż and dź as a pair of letters that produce one sound, not as two separate letters.
Similarly as in English "ch" - two letters that produce one sound.

[@dovygoodguy1296]

@@PolishwithMonika Thank you. I have difficulty hearing the differences between those sets of sounds so far.

[@lolithakthomasthomas5025]

അടിപൊളി verigoood

[@BGDMusic]

i already know the polish alphabet but this video is cool

[@paulczarnecki8580]

Love da alfabet

[@alejandroto3094]

Hi Monika💜😘😘😘
Could you show me how you put your mouth to pronounce the vowel "y"?, and how do you put your tongue to pronounce the letters ć,ś,ź,ż? , Postalveolars,palatals?
Thanks 😘😘😘

[@PolishwithMonika]

Hi, You can check my other videos to see the details how to pronounce the sounds:
S Ś SZ sounds: ua-cam.com/video/GSTGU04VlHc/v-deo.html
Z Ź Ż sounds: ua-cam.com/video/Zhbg7U2KFjE/v-deo.html
Videos focusing on the Ć and Y sounds will follow later.

[@alejandroto3094]

💜Monika

[@Easiven]

You pronounce the letter "y" in polish pretty much the same as you say "i" in the words like: milk, mill or did

[@Premtheartist369]

Thank you so much

[@Schody_lol]

Nigdy nie słyszałem, by ktoś mówił na Ć "cie".

[@PolishwithMonika]

"Ć" jako nazwa litery to zwykle "cie". Tak przynajmniej uczą w szkole podstawowej alfabetu: a, ą, be, ce, cie, de... Ale może są inne warianty nazwy tej litery (podobnie jak z Ó, Y, Ż).
W praktyce rzadko używa się nazw liter, chyba że w akronimach.

[@Pidalin]

c češtině to tak máme "a, bé, cé, čé, dé, ďé....

[@b3ckiii3]

Is really interesting bc almost all the letters of the polish alphabet sounds like the spanish alphabet....

[@novagaming8948]

I learned this is very easy alphabet

[@najme3212]

I planned on learning German first but I really love Poland and not Germany! Any advise please...

[@nexftw6959]

I think you'll have a easier time learning german than polish, the sounds are easy to learn and you only need to learn four different letters in german like ä ö ü ß but the rest of the alphabet is the same as english.

[@multifandom2462]

I as a German who is learning Polish would advise you to learn German first. German is easier to pronounce than Polish and I think you could learn it faster than Polish. It would also be better because then you can speak two more languages

[@serenity9926]

@@multifandom2462 same as someone who speaks german, learn german first i tried to learn polish but it was too hard for me.

[@lnln8774]

@@serenity9926 I’m learning German, it’s not that hard, I can speak it well and understand better, I’m enjoying the process. I’m thinking about start Polish.

[@mdal9741]

Thanks

[@varfla99]

Amazing tutorial! Thank you very much.

[@t.r.everstone7]

Have a new polish friend, so I'm just trying to learn basic pronunciation to say her name and some other things correctly. Her name is Alicja, so what would be correct pronunciation?

[@PolishwithMonika]

Here you can check the pronunciation of Polish female names, including Alicja:
ua-cam.com/video/FeeAayA6JGA/v-deo.html

[@t.r.everstone7]

@@PolishwithMonika Appreciate it!

[@bartomiejbonski6791]

Try this: Aliitsya.

[@t.r.everstone7]

@@bartomiejbonski6791 Thanks! That's how I started saying it, and she said it was good! Good to know I was at least close to correct

[@bartomiejbonski6791]

Polish is in 95-99% phonetic.
If you know, how to pronounce each vowel, consonant and digraph, you can correctly pronounce any word or letters cluster (even imaginary, random).
For exapmple i like ii, c like ts, j+a like ya.
But fact: some sounds like ź, dź, ż, dż, ś.. can't be easy compare to English sounds.

[@helenmuriuki954]

Thank you

[@MrHoxkuldur]

Brilliant

[@Biobele]

Thank you for the help 🎉

[@carnylaw5872]

Have you done a video on borrowed Yiddish words or words borrowed from foreigners?

[@mohammadzasim3767]

I can read

[@carlosgaribay3789]

im confused with zhet AND zhret?

[@bartomiejbonski6791]

Ź in 75% like g in word: aubergine.
Ż in 75% like s in word: pleasure.

[@antomj1981]

Dzien dobry

[@Nowak2]

I’m doing this because I never got to learn how to write in polish

[@tomaszfalkowski7508]

In the Middle ages Polish Cyrillic was developed and many don't know that Polish Cyrillic is similar to Mongolian Cyrillic. Here's an example of Polish Cyrillic: Вшўсцў лудьѣ родщѫ сьѩ волњи и рувњи в своѣй годносьчьи и правах. Сѫ обдажењи рощумем и сумѣњѣм и повинњи постѧповачь вобец сьѣбѣ в духу братерства. Translation: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

[@Biobele]

35 forking alphabets wow just wow I'm going to be learning this language forever 😭

[@Whereyoureyesdontgo]

try chinese lol

[@user-kz6wp4it1j]

I am from south africa and my home language is Afrikaans but i am realy trying hard to learn polosh

[@user-su7qs1tz5o]

Why?

[@nadzwyczajny_]

O z kreską XD Dlaczego nie hylo to przeczytane, jako "u"

[@SteinGauslaaStrindhaug]

6:52 Every language should say "wo" (or wa or something like that; as long as it's one syllable) for W! It's ridiculous that we pronounce "www" as /dobeljudobeljudobelju/ in English.
In Norwegian we should say /dobeltvedobeltvedobeltve/ but usually we cheat and pronounce it /veveve/ (as if it was "vvv"), but that only really works if you're reading an address to someone who know the jargon.

[@zecoansu]

Jako Polak nie rozumiem sensu dwuznaków . Powinni zrobić jakąs reforme , bo powinno być podobnie jak w Czechach : cz=č , dz=à , dź=á , dż=â , sz=š , ę=ē , ą=ā , ż=ž . (ó,rz,ch pochodzi z dawnego "akcentu" , dialektu , i powinno już nie istnieć , ( lecz jest potrzebne : ( może i morze ) . Jakby usuneli "rz" to by niektóre słowa musiałyby zmielić formę ) . I co z tego , że "ó" się wymienia na inne litery : "o" . Przecież "ż" wymienia się na : g a o b n i ... ( a na : ł e ) . "ó powinno zniknąć z alfabetu . "ch" też bo nie słychać "c"

[@acfern6862]

at this point I'm convinced Finnish is easier

[@godemperormeow8591]

I Finnish

[@xiesie_xiesie]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
Propably?

[@burzumimmortal5667]

This shіt is the hardest language of EU ..

[@user-je1ns9nt7t]

@@burzumimmortal5667 all hail Varg

[@aleksandramika6575]

Ja jestem z Polski

[@dominika354]

I'm polish but i still need to watch this😭

[@muhammadahsan9842]

hy send your email address

[@canter1ter]

rip

[@Layres78]

Czesc

[@sapphiraph5121]

Mam znajomego, który jest Polakiem. więc chcę też nauczyć się mówić po polsku, abyśmy mogli się rozumieć, używając jego słów. ponieważ jestem Filipińczykiem. rozmawiamy tylko po angielsku.

[@mark_81132]

Polska premiera współpracy

[@khaliltimochenko654]

ممتاز جدا very nice

[@gyanendrasubba7468]

this is very useful for me but some letters pronounce did not understood so would you revise it again sir

[@Johnemmanueal]

she is madam// not Sir

[@PolishwithMonika]

If you'd like to listen to the sounds the letters represent, not to the names of letters, you can watch my other video on the Polish pronunciation: ua-cam.com/video/hwK9_WijtOE/v-deo.html

[@carnylaw5872]

What’s the difference between the 3 last Z’s? I have a Polish surname that’s starts with Z, so?

[@PolishwithMonika]

Z, Ź, Ż are three different letters and sounds.
Z is the same sound as in the English "zoo".
Ź is a soft sound that is close (but not the same) to the sound in the word "aubergine".
Ż is a hard sound close (but not the same) to the sound in the English word "pleasure".

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

Jē, polish is very far down on languages I would like to learn. The list that I might learn some day is russkij, deuche, lietuviski and spanish.

[@PolishwithMonika]

Learn the Polish pronunciation with me with my course "Polish Pronunciation Masterclass" available on my website
polishwithmonika.com/

[@tsolmongerellkhagvasuren8252]

Hi. I want polish language. Thanks

[@igorix-uy4kh]

Make more 👨🏼‍💻👩‍💻

[@Zehnstern]

I know the name Kowalski from the Ren and Stimpy series. Really funny. Lol

[@martina21953]

There was always a Kowalski in WWII movies.

[@Ntwadumela1]

The main character of the famous movie "Vanishing Point" from 1971 was named Kowalski. He was played by actor Barry Newman, who recently passed away.
ua-cam.com/video/mysVWG9vO1U/v-deo.html

[@roo8077]

Cześć

[@kemancikara399]

O my lord very diffucult

[@gabrielepesacane5430]

Are 'o' and 'u' pronounced the same in the alphabet?

[@PolishwithMonika]

'ó' and 'u' are pronounced the same as sounds in words, only the names of letters are different.
'o' is a different sound.

[@shafiplays22]

Óh, now ï see!

[@mr.mayhem3655]

Why is alphabet same as germans except the crazy ones?

[@kvxpe0]

*facepalm* srlsy?!

[@SomeOne-vf1rs]

They both use the latin alphabet, which is fairly popular.

[@galupoerickajhane4131]

Because poland is part of germany in 1700's to 1800's

[@tomskc123]

@@galupoerickajhane4131 Are you serious?

[@galupoerickajhane4131]

@wilku123 yes i'm serious I know ww1/ww2

[@mr.muhamadrafi]

Almost same like Bahasa Indonesia Alphabet

[@theentertainmant4747]

Wow

[@user-ni4fu3pn3h]

Ok

[@Biobele]

Oscrascore = Ó

[@3digits13letters]

haha

[@adhamhmacconchobhair7565]

What is the difference between ż and ź

[@JackiieOutaar]

ź = shEd ; ż = shAd
hope this helps!

[@windsoul42237]

@@JackiieOutaar ???

[@Schody_lol]

Lol, you don't hear that?

[@sharavy6851]

Ż is harsher and Ź is softer??? I'm sorry but I can't comprehend you not hearing the difference.

[@bartomiejbonski6791]

Ź in 75% like g in word: aubergine.
Ż in 75% like s in word: pleasure.

[@shadowpastathetf2kidwithau706]

"Y" igrwhat?

[@veinticinco3878]

Ó fucking scratched a itch in my brain

[@wassim22]

ch ??

[@Schody_lol]

To nie jest litera. I brzmi jak "h".

[@goldenbloodburns5727]

Poland

[@janczy9206]

Bróh

[@KrzymeQ]

Q , V and X are not in the Polish alphabet, so the fact that they appeared even if they are more transparent is a mistake

[@bartomiejbonski6791]

They are used only in borrowed (English) words or imaginary words like names of companys, fictitious names in books etc.

[@KrzymeQ]

@@bartomiejbonski6791 I know

[@Fantasy_Ladie]

Gosh, this is hard😫

[@hatjeehat]

i came here for polish cow

[@dohaeng82]

Tak naprawdę, to powinniśmy mówić "ve" (we) a nie "fau", no ale przecież wszyscy w Polsce mówią nieoprawnie "fau".

[@adrianostrowski6431]

Tak naprawdę to powinniśmy mieć literę "V" zamiast "W". Jesteśmy jedynym słowiańskim krajem, który tej litery nie ma.

[@3digits13letters]

@@adrianostrowski6431 nie ma jej, bo nie ma polskich słów z jej użyciem

[@boryskarton7729]

dlaczego niby we? Niemcy też mówią fau. Bo w angielskim i kilku innych językach ta litera reprezentuje to co u nas w to nic nie znaczy. Chcąc być najbardziej poprawnym to powinno to być łe albo coś takiego, bo tak właśnie to brzmiało w łacinie (kiedy jeszcze jej używano), a to w końcu alfabet łaciński. Veni vidi vici brzmiało łeni łidi łiki.

[@hakade5846]

@@adrianostrowski6431 Czesi mieli w swoim alfabecie 'w'. Dawno temu zamienili to na 'v', ale gdzieniegdzie w czeskich muzeach widać jeszcze starodruki z literą 'w'

[@illinois_missouri_fanatic]

There's no Q, V, and X.

[@HanaSong]

She said that...