Spring flowers ...

Flower names are often used when talking about spring changes...Names of flowers are quite easy to remember as they are often similar to their equivalents (=odpowiedniki) in our mother tongue (=język ojczysty). What may be problematic is their pronuciation (wymowa):

tulips

TULIP /ˈtjuːlɪp/, for those of you who are not familiar with (=zaznajomieni z) the phonetic transcription symbols (=symbole transkrypcji fonetycznej) - /tjulyp/

daffodil

DAFFODIL /ˈdæfədɪl/ , simplified transcription - /dafedyl/

crocuses

CROCUS /ˈkrəʊkəs/  - /krełkes/

narcissi

NARCISSUS  /nɑːˈsɪsəs/ (/nasyses/)   (pl. narcissi) /nɑːˈsɪsaɪ/ (/nasysaj/) 

hyacinths

HYACINTH /ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/ (/hajesinf/)

When the weather is nice go for a walk and observe nature slowly waking up after winter stagnation. Try to recall (=przypomnieć sobie) the flower names with their pronunciation!

Source of the photos : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crocus_longiflorus5.jpg (author : Meneerke bloem, CC); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:White_and_purple_hyacinths.JPG (author : ElenaSchifirnet CC);  http://pixabay.com/; private collection.