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Czech (čeština) is a phonetic language; that is, each letter has one sound.
The order of the Czech letters is: a b c č d e f g h ch i j k l m n ň o p r ř s š t u v y z ž
Vowels
Short Vowels
| Czech Letter | Czech Word | IPA Sound | English Sound | |
| A a | tam ("there") | a in aaaa | ||
| E e | den ("day") | e in get | ||
| I i | pivo ("beer") | e in enough (same as y) | ||
| O o | oko ("eye") | o in orange | ||
| U u | nula ("zero") | u in put | ||
| Y y | syn ("son") | e in enough (same as i) |
Long Vowels
| Czech Letter | Czech Word | IPA Sound | English Sound | |
| Á á | káva ("coffee") | a in aaaaaaaa | ||
| É é | mléko ("milk") | a in lay | ||
| Í í | víno ("wine") | ee in seen (same as ý) | ||
| Ó ó | dóm ("cathedral") | o in more | ||
| Ú ú | ústa ("mouth") | oo in stool (same as ů) | ||
| Ů ů | stůl ("table") | oo in stool (same as ú) | ||
| Ý ý | výlet ("trip") | ee in seen (same as í) |
The Unique Háček Vowel
| Czech Letter | Czech Word | IPA Sound | English Sound | |
| Ě ě | pět ("five") | ye in yes |
Diphthongs
| Czech Letter | Czech Word | IPA Sound | English Sound | |
| Au au | auto ("automobile") | ou in ouch | ||
| Eu eu | pneumatika ("tire") | eu in pneumatic | ||
| Ou ou | houba ("mushroom") | ow in know |
Consonants
| Czech Letter | Czech Word | IPA Sound | English Sound | |
| B b | boty ("shoes") | b in boy | ||
| C c | noc ("night") | ts in cats | ||
| Č č | číslo ("number") | ch in church | ||
| D d | dva ("two") | d in dog | ||
| Ď ď | teď ("now") | 'dyeh' said as one syllable | ||
| F f | fazole ("beanss") | f in film | ||
| G g | gauč ("couch") | g in get | ||
| H h | hlava ("head") | h in hair (never dropped) | ||
| Ch ch | chlapec ("boy") | ch in loch | ||
| J j | jeden ("one") | y in yes | ||
| K k | koza ("goat") | k in kind | ||
| L l | lavice ("desk") | l in love | ||
| M m | matka ("mother") | m in mother | ||
| N n | noc ("night") | n in night | ||
| Ň ň | kůň ("horse") | ni in onion | ||
| P p | pole ("field") | p in pole | ||
| R r | rok ("year") | r in river, but strongly rolled | ||
| Ř ř | řeka ("river") | "rzh" but with the r rolled | ||
| S s | sedm ("seven") | s in seven | ||
| Š š | škola ("school") | sh in ship | ||
| T t | teta ("aunt") | t in time | ||
| Ť ť | trať ("track") | "ty" in "best yet" | ||
| V v | voda ("water") | v in vodka | ||
| Z z | zítra ("tomorrow") | z in zipper | ||
| Ž ž | žena ("woman") | "zh" in "measure" |