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Warszawa = Warsaw in Polish:

Say it like:

var-SHAH-vah

A more American-friendly guide:
• var → like “far,” but with a v
• SHAH → rhymes with “spa”
• vah → soft “vah,” not “vee” or “wa”

In IPA, it’s roughly: /varˈʂa.va/

A few tips for Americans:
• The W in Polish sounds like an English V
• The rz sounds kind of like the zh/sh sound, so “SHAH” is a close approximation
• Stress goes on the middle syllable: var-SHAH-vah

So if you say “var-SHAH-vah”, people will understand you.

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