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Also, if we are talking about aspiration, word-initial p and t are also left un-aspirated in Polish, contrary to many (most?) English dialects.
by mkotowski 5y ago
Also, if we are talking about aspiration, word-initial p and t are also left un-aspirated in Polish, contrary to many (most?) English dialects.
- smcl 5y agoThat is interesting, I can’t think how else to pronounce the word-initial “t”s in something like “Tu jest carrefour, a tu jest kurwa jeż” (a phrase that has entered the canon of my friend group) any other way, I wonder if I’m already saying it unaspirated. :D
- ithinkso 5y agoI'll be honest, I'm very interested in knowing how that polish phrase entered a Scotsman's, living in Czech Republic, canon and what it means
- smcl 5y agoIt's all down to this video where a Polish guy was amazed at a hedgehog he saw in some city centre somewhere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwR6KS6vJWg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwR6KS6vJWg Edit: oh and it means “Here’s the carrefour (supermarket chain), and here’s the fucking hedgehog”
- ithinkso 5y agoLol, first time I'm seeing this. But the very top recommendation from yt was 'Jeż kurwa - czeska parodia!'. I love how memes travel. I think the last very popular Czech meme in Poland was Jožin z bažin