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I believe Polish sz sound like Russian ш? If you know IPA I believe they both are the /ʂ/ sound. it's like the English sh, but heavier. "sh" is a simplification of the sound puts all of the sh kind of sound together. IPA is the best pronounciation guide, the issue is that most people don't know IPA. I also notice I think I did the syllables incorrect (if the site guide is it's ahg-nyeh-shkah).

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I do agree that Agnieszka sounds like a diminutive.

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If you never heard Russian, here is a Wiktionary entry clip on Polish Wiktionary that has pronounciation file saying Russian word шапка (shapka).
https://pl.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BA%D0%B0#%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BA%D0%B0_(j%C4%99zyk_rosyjski)

This message was edited 2/5/2025, 4:16 AM