Letter
How to pronounce Polish letter «ń» [ɲ]
ń
IPA[ɲ]
Soft ń [ɲ] — a palatal nasal, like Spanish ñ or the “ny” in canyon/onion — short, without a long “y”. Before a vowel it is often spelled ni (niebo).
How to shape the sound
A mid-tongue nasal [ɲ], close to Spanish ñ or the “ny” in canyon: the middle of the tongue moves toward the hard palate.
Common trap
East Slavic speakers usually find this easy: a similar soft nasal exists in their native language, so there is little to relearn here.
How to fix it
Just avoid turning ń into a hard dental n: dzień, koń, słońce, pani.
Practice words
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słoń
elephant
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koń
horse
Focus on pronunciation «ń»
dzień
day
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