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Czech pronunciation - Česká výslovnost |
Try to learn pronunciations of the "Czech special" consonants and vowels - zkuste se naučit některé české samohlásky a souhlásky.
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CONSONANTS |
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PRONUNCIATION |
SYMBOL |
| C |
Like ts in cats
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ts
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Č
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like ch in church
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ch
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CH
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like ch in Ger. Bach
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kh
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Ď
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like j in July
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dy
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G
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like g in go
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g
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H
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like h (always pronounced)
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h
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J
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like y in yes
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y
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Ň
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like n in onion (span. ñ)
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ñ
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R
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like German r (trilled)
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r
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Ř
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harder version of Z
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rzh
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S
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like s in sad
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s
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Š
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like sh in ship
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sh
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Ť
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like t in tune
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ty
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W
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like v in van
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v
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Ž
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like s in measure
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zh
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B, D, F, K, M, N, P, T, V, Z
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pronounced as in English
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VOWELS
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Vowels in Czech can either be short (a, e, i, o, u, y) or long (á é í ó ú uo; y')
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LETTER
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PRONUNCIATION
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SYMBOL
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A
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like a in bath
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a
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Á
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like a in father
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ah
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E
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like e in let
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eh
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É
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like e in bed
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eh
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I, Y
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like i in hit
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i
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Í, Ý
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like ee in meet
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ee
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O
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like a in short
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o
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Ó
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like o in ball
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o
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U
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like oo in look
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u
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Ú, ů
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like oo in soon
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oo
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The letters L and R also behave like vowles when they
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occur between two consonants or at the end of a word.
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L
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like le in cable
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l
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R
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like ir in bird
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r
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