Polish Pronunciation of "CZAK"

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Polish Pronunciation of "CZAK"

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"Chock"? "Chuck"? "Chahk"? :?:
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"cz" is a consonant sound that doesn't exist in English...the closest sound is "tr" as in "tray" or "tram", but you curl the tip of your tongue to the ridge in your mouth behind your top teeth when you make the sound, combining a "ch" ("cheese") sound with the "tr" sound.

tha "ak" is like the end of "gawk"
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Re: Polish Pronunciation of "CZAK"

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"Jawk"?
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the "tr" in "intrepid" is close than a J sound.
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"Trawk". Got it. Spasibo. No, wait - that's Russian, isn't it? I need more kielbasa. :wink:
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Oh and it is Spaciba. Dziękuję ! (which is "thank you" in Polish, pronounced jenn-KOO-yeh). :D There, you have now had you language lesson for the day.
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Vielen dank, mein Herr! :wink:
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Re: Polish Pronunciation of "CZAK"

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Its pronounced Chak
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