Album of the Deceased Marian Fathers and Brothers

P ronunCIAtIon of P olIsh n Ames The following letters have their usual values in English: b, d, f, k, m, n, p, s, t, z, except when followed by ‘ia, ie, io, iu,’ then pronounced softly as in kielbasa ( ' marks soft pronunciation of the previous consonant). sIngle letters : Pronunciation: transcription: a as in half, laugh a ą as in French ‘a nasal’ on, om e as in ten, pen e ę as in French ‘e nasal’ en, em i as in heat, seat, but shorter i o as in November o u, ó as in book) oo y as in Mary, very i c as in Switzerland ts ć soft as in Italian ciao ch' g as in gas before “e” or “i” gu h as in loch kh j as ‘y’ in yeast, year y l soft as in leek, leaf l ł as in wind, water w ń very soft as in needle n' r is the “rolled” variety r ś very soft hissing as in shirt s' w always as ‘v’ v ż as in measure, treasure zh ź very soft as in Eugene zh'