A Guide to Polish - Facts, key phrases and the Polish alphabet

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Polish language facts

10 revealing facts about Polish. Get your head around tongue twisters and jokes.
It's also available in Polish with audio.

Polish words and phrases

Get started with 20 audio phrases and learn how to say a range of useful phrases from 'Hello' to 'Pleased to meet you'.

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Polish Alphabet

Listen to the Polish alphabet.
Find out why it has nasal sounds and how many sibilants (hissing sounds) it contains (lots).

Polish soap opera

Read the story of Polish ex-pat Bogdan and English divorcee, Sarah, which has been written by you. Follow the plot and learn some Polish along the way.

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History, politics and economic background of Poland

Polish radio

Tune into the sound of Polish

Polish characters

Type any text with Polish characters

English-Polish dictionary

Use an online dictionary to check Polish words

BBC Polish.com

Disontinued service but there's an archive with reports and audio programmes

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