| Other Letter Combinations |
Letters | International Phonetic Alphabet | American English Approximation | American English Example | Polish Example |
| ch | x | kh | as in the Scottish word loch (same pronunciation as "h") | chleb (bread) |
| ci | tɕ͡ or tɕ͡i | ch | soft/palatalized (tongue against roof of mouth), as in cheer | ciało (body) |
| cz | tʂ͡ | ch | hard/unpalatalized, as in chair | czas (time) |
| dz | dz͡ | dz | as in pads | dzwon (bell) |
| dzi | dʑ͡ or dʑ͡i | j | soft/palatalized, as in jeans (same pronunciation as "dź") | dziecko (child) |
| dź | dʑ͡ | j | soft/palatalized, as in jeans (same pronunciation as "dzi") | dźwięk (sound) |
| dż | dʐ͡ | j | hard/unpalatalized, as in jam (mainly found in words of foreign origin) | dżem (jam) |
| ni | ɲ or ɲi | ni | as in onion (same pronunciation as "ń") | niebo (sky) |
| rz | ʐ | zh | hard/unpalatalized, as in measure (same pronunciation as "ż"); note: on rare occasion the "r" and "z" are pronounced separately (marznąć - to freeze) | morze (sea) |
| si | ɕ or ɕi | sh | soft/palatalized (tongue against roof of mouth), as in sheet (same pronunciation as "ś") | siedem (seven) |
| sz | ʂ | sh | hard/unpalatalized, as in show | szynka (ham) |
| zi | ʑ or ʑi | zh | soft/palatalized (tongue against roof of mouth), as in Indonesia (same pronunciation as "ź") | zielony (green) |
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