Language/Czech/Grammar/Vowels/az
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Welcome to the Czech course for complete beginners! In this lesson, you will learn about the vowel sounds in Czech and how to pronounce them correctly.
Vowel Sounds in Czech[redaktə | mənbəni redaktə et]
Czech has 10 basic vowel sounds. Here is a list of them with their pronunciation and North Azerbaijani translation:
Czech | Pronunciation | North Azerbaijani |
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a | /a/ | a |
á | /a:/ | á |
e | /ɛ/ | e |
é | /ɛ:/ | é |
i | /i/ | i |
í | /i:/ | í |
o | /ɔ/ | o |
ó | /ɔ:/ | ó |
u | /u/ | u |
ú | /u:/ | ú |
It's important to note that some Czech vowels have long and short versions, indicated by a diacritic mark above the vowel. For example, "a" and "á" have different lengths, and the same applies to other vowels as well.
Pronunciation of Vowels[redaktə | mənbəni redaktə et]
Here are some tips to help you pronounce Czech vowels correctly:
- "a" is pronounced like the "a" in "father".
- "á" is pronounced like the "a" in "car".
- "e" is pronounced like the "e" in "bed".
- "é" is pronounced like the "a" in "date".
- "i" is pronounced like the "ee" in "feet".
- "í" is pronounced like the "ea" in "tea".
- "o" is pronounced like the "o" in "hot".
- "ó" is pronounced like the "oa" in "boat".
- "u" is pronounced like the "oo" in "boot".
- "ú" is pronounced like the "ou" in "you".
Practice with Words[redaktə | mənbəni redaktə et]
Let's practice the pronunciation of Czech vowels with some common words. Here are some examples with their pronunciation and North Azerbaijani translation:
Czech | Pronunciation | North Azerbaijani |
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hra | /hra/ | oyun |
hranice | /hranɪtsɛ/ | sınır |
líto | /li:tɔ/ | üzgün |
lípa | /li:pa/ | ıhlamur |
růže | /ru:ʒɛ/ | gül |
ruka | /ruka/ | əl |
dům | /du:m/ | ev |
důležitý | /du:lɛʒɪti:/ | əhəmiyyətli |
ústa | /u:sta/ | ağız |
útulný | /u:tulni:/ | məhəbbətli |
Conclusion[redaktə | mənbəni redaktə et]
In this lesson, you learned about the vowel sounds in Czech and how to pronounce them correctly. Keep practicing and you'll soon be able to speak Czech with confidence!
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