The Polish alphabet: 32 letters
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The 32 letters and their names
Polish has 23 of the 26 letters of English (q, v and x turn up only in words from other languages) and nine of its own: ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź and ż. Under each letter is its Polish name, then how to say it, with the stressed syllable in capitals. Ą and ę are nasal, like the vowels of French "on" and "vin".
- A a a ah
- Ą ą ą ohn
- B b be beh
- C c ce tseh
- Ć ć cie chyeh
- D d de deh
- E e e eh
- Ę ę ę ehn
- F f ef ef
- G g gie gyeh
- H h ha hah
- I i i ee
- J j jot yot
- K k ka kah
- L l el el
- Ł ł eł ehw
- M m em em
- N n en en
- Ń ń eń ehny
- O o o oh
- Ó ó o z kreską oh s KRES-kohn
- P p pe peh
- R r er er
- S s es es
- Ś ś eś esh
- T t te teh
- U u u oo
- W w wu voo
- Y y igrek EE-grek
- Z z zet zet
- Ź ź ziet zhyet
- Ż ż żet zhet
Typing Polish letters on a US or UK keyboard
United States-International on Windows types only ó, so it cannot finish the Polish alphabet. Add Polish (Programmers): it keeps every key where a US or UK keyboard prints it and adds the nine letters with AltGr, the right Alt: AltGr A for ą, AltGr L for ł, AltGr Z for ż and AltGr X for ź. On a Mac, add Polish Pro.
On a Polish keyboard
Windows: Polish (Programmers) · macOS: Polish Pro · Linux: Polish
Add it in Windows under Settings > Time & language > Language & region, in macOS under System Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources, in Linux under Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources.
| Letter | Windows | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| ą | AltGr A | Option A | AltGr A |
| ć | AltGr C | Option C | AltGr C |
| ę | AltGr E | Option E | AltGr E |
| ł | AltGr L | Option L | AltGr L |
| ń | AltGr N | Option N | AltGr N |
| ó | AltGr O | Option O | AltGr O |
| ś | AltGr S | Option S | AltGr S |
| ź | AltGr X | Option X | AltGr X |
| ż | AltGr Z | Option Z | AltGr Z |
On a US or UK keyboard
Windows: United States-International · macOS: ABC – Extended · Linux: English (US, intl., with dead keys)
Add it the same way. On US-International ' and " become dead keys: type a space after one for the mark itself.
| Letter | Windows | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| ą | Not on this layout | Option Mthen A | Shift AltGr 8then A |
| ć | Not on this layout | Option Ethen C | 'then C |
| ę | Not on this layout | Option Mthen E | Shift AltGr 8then E |
| ł | Not on this layout | Option Lthen L | Shift AltGr Xthen L |
| ń | Not on this layout | Option Ethen N | 'then N |
| ó | 'then O | Option Ethen O | 'then O |
| ś | Not on this layout | Option Ethen S | 'then S |
| ź | Not on this layout | Option Ethen Z | 'then Z |
| ż | Not on this layout | Option Wthen Z | AltGr .then Z |
More alphabets
- The English alphabet 26 letters
- The Spanish alphabet 27 letters, ñ
- The German alphabet 30 letters, ä ö ü ß
- The French alphabet 26 letters
- The Italian alphabet 21 letters
- The Turkish alphabet 29 letters, ç ğ ı ö ş ü
- The Greek alphabet 24 letters and their names
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