Basics on letters and sounds guide:
ch sounds like "h" in "ham"
cz sounds like "tch" in "itch"
dz sounds like "ds" in "dads"
dż sounds like "j" in john"
rz sounds like "s" in "treasure"
sz sounds like "sh" in "ship"
szcz sounds like "shch" - "sh-ch" - in "fresh-cheese"
No Q, V or X in the Polish alphabet:
the "english q" becomes "k" or "kw" sounds like "q" in "queen"
the "english v" become "w" sound like "v" in "vine"
the "english x" becomes "ks" sounds like "x" in in "extra"
the Latin loan words ending in "tion" becomes "cja"
cja sounds like "ts-ee a" in "its see ya"
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