Help:IPA for Czech
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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Czech language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
Stress is always on the first syllable.
English approximations are in some cases very loose, and only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation. See Czech phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds.
| Consonants | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Nearest English equivalent |
| b | byl | bill |
| c | těšit, teď, lať | stew (UK) |
| d | délka | delta |
| dz | podzim, noc byla[1] | heads |
| dʒ | džbán | jab |
| f | foukat, záchvěv | focus |
| ɡ | gag, kdo | gag |
| ɦ | hořet | ahead |
| j | jenom | yellow |
| ɟ | ďas | dew (UK) |
| k | kolo, ping-pong | scald |
| l | lak | lack |
| l̩ | Vltava | little |
| m | mouka | mocha |
| m̩ | sedm | rhythm |
| n | nyní | ninny |
| ɲ | koně, laň | canyon |
| ŋ | Hanka | Hank |
| p | pyl, nabob | spill |
| r | robot | robot (trilled) |
| r̩ | vrba | lover (US, trilled) |
| r̝ | řeka | simultaneous [r] and [ʒ] |
| r̝̊ | chřest | simultaneous [r̥] and [ʃ] |
| s | stůl | stole |
| ʃ | šelest | shell |
| t | ten, led | stand |
| ts | cena | bats |
| tʃ | čas | chase |
| v | vítr | vittle |
| x | chomout, práh | loch |
| z | zima | zoo |
| ʒ | žár | fusion |
| Vowels | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Nearest English equivalent |
| a | matka | hatter (UK) |
| aː | máma | father |
| ɛ | let | let |
| ɛː | létat | square (UK) |
| ɪ | klid, byl | kid |
| iː | klít, být | cleat |
| o | pod | pot (UK) |
| oː | móda | thought (UK) |
| u | kup | fool (shorter), bull |
| uː | úroda, kůlna | fool |
| Diphthongs | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Nearest English equivalent |
| au | auto | out |
| ɛu | euro | say oo |
| ou | louka | local (US) |
| IPA | Stress |
|---|---|
| ˈ | Stress falls on the first syllable of a word |
Notes
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- ↑ [d͡z] occurs only in loanwords and as an allophone of /t͡s/ before voiced consonants. The word "podzim" is usually pronounced with [d͡z], although a careful speaker would pronounce the two letters separately.
