how to pronounce поляк

/pɐˈlʲak/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of поляк is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

поляк is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of поляк

1.

2.

lʲ

example pitch curve for pronunciation of поляк

test your pronunciation of поляк

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of поляк

video examples of поляк pronunciation

An example use of поляк in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… ниц отец его был поляк высланы после …”

meanings of поляк

noun:

Pole, Polish man.
Polack.

поляк frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word поляк occurs in russian on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.