English Words ending 'al'
You can take many English words that end 'al' and transfer them into Polish simply by adding 'ny' to the end of the English word but knowing how to pronounce the letters is crucial
To transfer an English word that ends 'al' into Polish we add 'ny'.
- Normal - Normalny
- Legal - Legalny
- Universal - Uniwersalny
Note in 'Uniwersalny' we use a 'w' instead of a 'v'. Polish does not have the letter 'v', 'w' makes this sound instead.
Listen to the Polish words in the section above again to hear the pronounciation. Polish letters always sound the same and Polish is written as it is spoken
- o as in orbit
- a as in apple
- e as in elephant
- u as in university
Now whenever you see these letters in a word you will know how to pronounce them.
Listen again to hear which part of the word is emphasized.
- Normalny
- Legalny
- Uniwersalny
It's always the penultimate syllable. This is true of all Polish words with two or more syllables.
Think out the Polish
If we can get the Polish for English words ending 'al' by adding 'ny' to the end, how would you spell these words in Polish?
(Answers are case sensitive!)
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Legal | |
Normal | |
Formal | |
Fatal | |
Ideal | |
Minimal | |
Match the English and Polish words
English words ending 'al' don't always transfer perfectly. Sometimes we need to change a letter here and there
Click/Tap to match the English and Polish pairs
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Word Emphasise
In Polish which syllable of the word normally gets emphasized when spoken?
Select the correct answer from the following: