Польский язык. Урок 1. Правила чтения, произношение

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In this first lesson of the Polish language series, the instructor covers reading rules and pronunciation, beginning with an introduction and then exploring the alphabet, obvious and non‑obvious letters, differences from English, the two L letters in Polish (L and Ł), sibilants, the softening effect of I, combinations that are pronounced differently, nasal vowels, English letters absent in Polish, general principles, writing additional diacritics, stress, clarity of vowel pronunciation, and concludes. The video also notes that a previously popular meme fragment about Gzhegoś Bzhenchishchevich was removed due to copyright complaints. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction; 01:15 – Reading rules; 01:43 – The alphabet; 02:07 – Obvious letters; 02:23 – Non‑obvious letters differing from English; 04:36 – Two L letters in Polish: L and Ł; 05:16 – Sibilants; 09:44 – Softening effect of I; 10:25 – Combinations pronounced differently; 11:34 – Nasal vowels; 15:38 – English letters absent in Polish; 15:55 – General principles; 16:05 – Writing additional diacritics; 17:01 – Stress; 17:33 – Clarity of vowel pronunciation; 18:24 – Conclusion.