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How to pronounce ą — nasal “o”

The letter ą is a nasal “o”. Not “an”, not “am”, not “on”. Air flows through the mouth and nose at once — that’s the colour Poles hear instantly.

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Error típico

ą is often read as “an” or swallowed entirely. In mąka you get “manka” instead of a nasal “monka” — and the meaning shifts.

Cómo hacer el sonido

  1. 01Start from “o”, but don’t open the mouth fully.
  2. 02Gently raise the soft palate so some air goes through the nose.
  3. 03Round the lips slightly. Keep the sound short, without a stressed “n” at the end.
  4. 04Compare: mąka (flour) and maka (not a word) — the only difference is nasality.

Palabras de práctica

  • mąka

    flour

  • wątroba

    liver

  • ząb

    tooth

  • piątek

    Friday

Preguntas

How is ą different from om?
ą is one nasal vowel. om is “o” + “m”, two sounds. Wąs (moustache) and wam (to you) sound different.

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