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minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·2 months agoLooking at these words and names I really think some silent letters would actually help out
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months agoYou actually mash the letters together into a sound. So Cz is pronounced like a c and z at the same time. If the name was real, that is.
minus-squarevaultdweller013@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoI think you need to Czech next door to Poland to find a Cz sound.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoHmm fair. I was conflating sz with cz
minus-squareKSP Atlas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoPolish just uses -z like how English uses -h in digraphs, so sz is sh, cz is ch
Looking at these words and names I really think some silent letters would actually help out
You actually mash the letters together into a sound. So Cz is pronounced like a c and z at the same time.
If the name was real, that is.
I think you need to Czech next door to Poland to find a Cz sound.
Hmm fair.
I was conflating sz with cz
Polish just uses -z like how English uses -h in digraphs, so sz is sh, cz is ch
Now do rz, ż, ź, dz, dż and dź!
That doesn’t really help 😆