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Pronounce cz as ch, sz as sh, rz as zh (azure), j as y (_aj, ej,

oj as ī, ā, oi). W is ordinarily pronounced as v_, but before

surd consonants it has the sound f. Ch is pronounced as in

German, but before vowels it need not be distinguished from the

English h. The Polish l has two values, one of which resembles

the English l, while the other (the crossed l) approximates to

the English w. S is ordinarily pronounced as in English, but

before i it has a sound somewhat like sh; si before a vowel (as

in Zosia) has the same sound, the i not being pronounced, but

serving as an indication of the "soft" pronunciation of the

preceding sibilant. In the same circumstances z (and zi) are

pronounced somewhat like zh. The Polish alphabet also contains a

dotted z (here represented by plain z) which is pronounced like

zh. Dz before i (and dzi before a vowel) are pronounced somewhat

like English j in jet.