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'''Polish''' (''Polska'') is a [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] language spoken by over 70 million people, mainly in [[Poland]] and by communities of Poles worldwide (mostly in the [[United States]], [[Germany]], [[Brazil]], [[Israel]] and [[Canada]]). It is a West Slavic language, most cloely related to [[Czech_language|Czech]] and [[Slovak_language|Slovak]]. It is an official language of the [[European Union]]].

'''Polish''' (''Polska'') is a [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] language spoken by over 70 million people, mainly in [[Poland]] and by communities of Poles worldwide (mostly in the [[United States]], [[Germany]], [[Brazil]], [[Israel]] and [[Canada]]). It is a West Slavic language, most closely related to [[Czech_language|Czech]] and [[Slovak_language|Slovak]]. It is an official language of the [[European Union]]].

Polish has several letters and diacritics not present in [[English]]. The tables below give an introductory guide to pronunciation and transcription:<ref>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~atpc/learn/tools/pl-alphabet.html</ref>

Polish has several letters and diacritics not present in [[English]]. The tables below give an introductory guide to pronunciation and transcription:<ref>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~atpc/learn/tools/pl-alphabet.html</ref>

==Polish Diacritics==

==Polish Diacritics==

How Polish diacritics (accented) letters are typical represented in type:  

How Polish diacritics (accented) letters are typically represented in type:  

Use of the tilde " ~ " is the accepted practice for typing Polish diacritic letters when a suitable keyboard is not present.

Use of the tilde " ~ " is the accepted practice for typing Polish diacritic letters when a suitable keyboard is not present.