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About Czech Consonants Chart
Want to know which are the consonants in Czech language? In articulatory phonetics, a Czech consonant is known as a speech sound which is articulated using full or simply partial closure of the vocal region. The term consonant is also employed to make reference to a letter of the Czech alphabet which denotes a consonant sound. Learn More
Czech Consonants Chart
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Czech Consonants in Alphabet
| b | like 'b' in "bed" |
| c | like 'ts' in "tsunami" |
| č | like 'ch' in "child" |
| d | like 'd' in "dog" |
| ď | like 'd' in "duty" |
| f | like 'f' in "for" |
| g | like 'g' in "go" |
| h | like 'h' in "help" |
| ch | like 'ch' in the Scottish word "Loch" |
| j | like 'y' in "yell" |
| k | like 'k' in "king" |
| l | like 'l' in "love" |
| m | like 'm' in "mother" |
| n | like 'n' in "nice" |
| ň | like 'ñ' in Spanish "señor" |
| p | like 'p' in "pig" |
| q | like 'q' in "quest" (very rare) |
| r | like Scottish 'r' (a.k.a. rolling 'r') |
| ř | like 'rzh'; is like the trilled 'r' and the 'su' in " pleasure " together, the tip of your tongue should vibrate loosely. Like "diversion". (This sound is very difficult for foreigners: even young Czechs and Slovaks have trouble pronouncing it.) |
| s | like 's' in "his" |
| š | like 'sh' in "cash" |
| t | like 't' in "top" |
| ť | like 'ti' in "Tatiana" |
| v | like 'v' in "victory" |
| w | like 'v' in "victor" (rarely used in Czech words, however used in German-originated proper nouns or words of Polish origin) |
| x | like 'cks' in "kicks" |
| z | like 'z' in "zebra" |
| ž | like 'j' in french "Jacques" |
Czech Diphthongs in Alphabet
| Diphthongs are sounds that consist of two vowels within the same syllable (like in the English word "meow"). | |
| au | like 'ow' in "cow" |
| eu | like 'eu' in "Europa" |
| ou | like 'o' in "go" |
Click on the links directly below to find a number of useful Czech holiday key phrases which are sorted by theme. For every holiday phrase in Czech, you will see the English interpretation.
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