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Old 08-Sep-2007, 19:25
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Default Re: How to pronounce Lech Walesa

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Lech Wałęsa: lek (or as in Polish lex) va:'wents (English Pronouncing Dictionary, Daniel Jones 17 th Edition)
We both are Poles so we both know it's not really good pronunciation. Especially the first name, this "lek". It's just a kind of approximation of how it should be pronounced.
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Default Re: How to pronounce Lech Walesa

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Lech Wałęsa: lek (or as in Polish lex) va:'wents (English Pronouncing Dictionary, Daniel Jones 17 th Edition)

The best pronunciation (the closest to the original) gave Engee30!
But still there remains a problem of 'ę' (Lech Wałęsa) - letter 'e' with a little diacritic mark at the bottom. I have no idea how to write it phonetically for non-Polish members..
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