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The Czech alphabet has many letters that might be a bit strange and even hard to say but don't worry, you can learn it! :)
| Letter | Name | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| A a | á | /a/ |
| Á á | dlouhé á | /aː/ |
| B b | bé | /b/ |
| C c | cé | /ts/ |
| Č č | čé | /tʃ/ |
| D d | dé | /d/ |
| Ď ď | ďé | /ɟ/ |
| E e | é | /ɛː/ |
| É é | dlouhé é | /ɛː/ |
| Ě ě | ije,
é s háčkem |
/ɛ/, /jɛ/ |
| F f | ef | /f/ |
| G g | gé | /ɡ/ |
| H h | há | /ɦ/ |
| CH ch | chá | /x/ |
| I i | í,
měkké i |
/ɪ/ |
| Í í | dlouhé í,
dlouhé měkké í |
/iː/ |
| J j | jé | /j/ |
| K k | ká | /k/ |
| L l | el | /l/ |
| M m | em | /m/ |
| N n | en | /n/ |
| Ň ň | eň | /ɲ/ |
| O o | ó | /o/ |
| Ó ó | dlouhé ó | /oː/ |
| P p | pé | /p/ |
| Q q | kvé | /r̝/ |
| R r | er | /r/ |
| Ř ř | eř | /r̝/ |
| S s | es | /s/ |
| Š š | eš | /ʃ/ |
| T t | té | /t/ |
| Ť ť | ťé | /c/ |
| U u | ú | /v/ |
| Ů ů | dlouhé ú,
ú s čárkou |
/uː/ |
| Ů ů | ů s kroužkem | /uː/ |
| V v | vé | /v/ |
| W w | dvojité vé | /v/ |
| X x | iks | /ks/ |
| Y y | ypsilon,
krátké tvrdé í |
/ɪ/ |
| Ý ý | dlouhé ypsilon,
dlouhé tvrdé í |
/iː/ |
| Z z | zet | /z/ |
| Ž ž | žet | /ʒ/ |
- a, á (longer pronounced a)
- b
- c, č (like in -ch-alk)
- d, ď (check pronunciation)
- e, ě (you pronounce it like -ya-y - pronouncing the a as e), é (longer e)
- f
- g (pronounced always as in -g-oose)
- h (pronounced as in haha)
- ch (check the google translate)
- i, í (longer i)
- j (always pronounced as in -y-ay)
- k, l, m
- n, ň (sound as in -n-ew)
- o, ó (longer o)
- p, q
- r, ř (check some videos with pronunciation, this should be the hardest letter to pronounce for you)
- s, š (as -sh-ade)
- t, ť (check google translate or videos)
- u (the last sound of kn-ew-), ú (longer u), ů (longer u)
- v, w, x
- y, ý (longer y)
- z, ž (check pronunciation)
New Information in January 07th 2019
PRONÚNCIAS NO TCHECO / PRONUNCIATIONS IN CZECH / VÝSLOVNOSTI V ČEŠTINĚ
| Letra / Letter | Pronúncia no Português Brasileiro | Pronunciation in English |
| A | como a em amor | as a in Albert |
| C | como ts em tissá | as t`s in let`s |
| Č | como tch em tcheco | as ch in chicken |
| Ě | como iê em Imbariê | as ye in yellow |
| CH | como r em rato | as h in hit |
| J | como i em igual | as i in ink |
| Ň | como nh em ninho | as nih yah |
| Ř | como r + j (juntos) | as r + zh (together) |
| Š | como ch em chá | as sh in shop |
| Ů | como uu | as oo in look |
| Ž | como j em janela | as the word je (French) |
| Á | como aa | as the letter a in bar |
| É | como ee | as the letter e in Edward |
| Ó | como oo | as oo in door |
| Ú | como uu | as oo in look |