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Polish Sounds & Spelling (L1)

CEFR A1 · Start here. The consonant clusters that look impossible and aren't, the two rows of hissing sounds, the nasal vowels, and the fixed stress that makes Polish easy to say once you can read it.

Professional electiveBeginnerPolishCertificateAligned: CEFR level A1
1 module 11 lessons 14 enrolled ~11h of material

First three lessons free. Full access with Karka Pass from ₹49 for 7 days (7 days ₹49 · 30 days ₹199 · 1 year ₹1,999).

Polish Sounds & Spelling (L1)

By the end

What you'll build

  • Read any Polish word aloud correctly at first sight
  • Distinguish and produce the sz/ż/cz/dż and ś/ź/ć/dź rows
  • Pronounce the nasal vowels ą and ę in all their positions
  • Apply the fixed penultimate stress rule
  • Decode consonant clusters without panic
  • Greet, thank and introduce yourself

Curriculum

What's inside

1 module · 11 lessons

  1. 01

    The Sound System

    11 lessons
    • Find Your Level — Read This First
    • Find Your Level — 5-Minute Placement Checkquiz
    • Why Polish Looks Worse Than It Is
    • The Two Hissing Rowspronunciation card
    • The Nasal Vowels
    • + 6 more lessons

The shape of it

How this course works

Short lessons

11 lessons across 1 module, each small enough to finish in one sitting.

Practice as you go

Every lesson ends with a small space for what you noticed — the doing is the learning.

A certificate at the end

Finish the course and earn a certificate anyone can verify with a link.

Ready when you are.

Make an account and this course opens up — your progress is saved from the very first lesson.