THIS SITE USES THE CHARACTER ENCODING WINDOWS 1250
ALPHABET
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OTHER GRAPHEMES
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CONSONANTS
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CONSONANT GRAPHEMES IN CZECH
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VOCALIC CONSONANTS IN CZECH
| EXAMPLE | SYLLABLES {#} | MEANING |
| mlha | ml-ha {2} | (a) fog |
| osm | o-sm {2} | eight |
| hrst | hrst {1} | (a) cupped hand / handful |
| vlk | vlk {1} | (a) wolf |
| sedm | se-dm {2} | seven |
| smrt | smrt {1} | (a) death |
VOICELESS & VOICED CONSONANTS
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EXAMPLES
| ORTHOGRAPHY | PRONUNCIATION | MEANING |
| leckdy | ledzgdy | at times, now and then |
| l��ba | l�d�ba | (a) treatment |
| vte�ina | fte�ina | (a) second |
| shoda | schoda or zhoda | (an) agreement |
| kbel�k | gbel�k | (a) pail |
| obchod | opchot | (a) trade / shop |
| sdru�en� | zdru�e�� | (an) association |
| t��k� | �e�k� | heavy; hard, difficult |
| dcera | cera or tcera | (a) daughter |
| nadchnout | natchnout | to enthuse |
| zt��ka | s�e�ka | heavily; hard |
| pon�vad� | po�eva� | because; since, as |
| krev | kref | (a) blood |
| B�h | b�ch | God |
| filolog | filolok | (a) philologist |
| zub | zup | (a) tooth |
| mr�z | mr�s | (a) frost |
| roho� | roho� | (a) mat |
| led | let | (an) ice |
| v�pov�� | v�povje� | (a) dismissal / notice |
VOWELS
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VOWEL GRAPHEMES IN CZECH
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DIPHTHONGS
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PALATALIZATION
THE "�" GRAPHEME
EXAMPLES
| ORTHOGRAPHY | PRONUNCIATION | MEANING |
| b�hem | bjehem | during, in the course of |
| of�ra | ofjera | alms |
| zm�na | zmjena or zm�ena | (a) change |
| p�st | pjest | (a) fist |
| v�nec | vjenec | (a) wreath |
| d�jiny | �ejiny | (a) history |
| n�ha | �eha | (a) tenderness |
| t�sto | �esto | (a) dough |
THE "I" & "�" GRAPHEME
EXAMPLES
| ORTHOGRAPHY | PRONUNCIATION | MEANING |
| divadlo | �ivadlo | (a) theatre |
| nikdo | �igdo | nobody |
| t�ha | ��ha | (a) weight |
| diskuze | diskuze | (a) discussion |
| nivelace | nivelace | (a) levelling / surveying |
| titul | titul | (a) title |
CZECH SOUNDS
GRAPHEMES
PHONEMES
