 | This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Czech on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Czech in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing consensus on the talk page first. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Czech language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
See Czech phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Czech.
| Consonants | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Nearest English equivalent |
| b | být, bzukot |
beat |
| c | lať, těšit, ticho, loď, loďka | stew (UK) |
| d | délka, odběr, modlitba | delta |
| f | foukat, flétna, kavka, lov | focus |
| ɡ | gram, gril, kdo | gag |
| ɦ | hořet, hbitost | ahead |
| j | jenom | yellow, boy |
| ɟ | ďas, děda, dík, | dew (UK) |
| k | kolo, ping-pong, který | scald |
| l | lak | lack |
| l̩ | Vltava, kýbl | little |
| m | mouka | mocha |
| m̩ | sedm | rhythm |
| n | nyní | ninny |
| ɲ | laň, koně, nyní | canyon |
| p | pyl, pes, lebka, šváb | spill |
| r | robot | robot (trilled) |
| r̩ | vrba, vichr | lover (US, trilled) |
| r̝ | řeka, řvát | No English equivalent; simultaneous [r] and [ʒ] |
| r̝̊ | chřest, keř | No English equivalent; simultaneous [r̥] and [ʃ] |
| s | stůl, krása, zkáza, kaz | stole |
| ʃ | šelest, štěstí, muž, vážka | shell |
| t | ten, matka, led, podkova | stand |
| ts | cena, pocta | bats |
| tʃ | čas, kočka, poněvadž | chase |
| v | vítr, vdova | village |
| x | chomout, prach, nehty,
práh |
loch |
| z | zima, uzda, sdružení | zoo |
| ʒ | žár, každý | sabotage |
| Marginal consonants | ||
| dz | kamikadze, leckdo | heads |
| dʒ | džbán, léčba | jab |
| ŋ | Hanka | sing |
| Vowels | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Nearest English equivalent |
| a | matka | apple (UK) |
| aː | máma | father |
| ɛ | let, světlo | let |
| ɛː | létat | fairy |
| ɪ | klid, byl | kid |
| iː | klít, být | clean |
| o | pod | story (short) |
| oː | móda | story (long) |
| u | kup | full |
| uː | úroda, kůlna | fool |
| Diphthongs | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Nearest English equivalent |
| au | auto | out |
| ɛu | euro | roughly like go (some dialects[1]); in other dialects, somewhat like eh-oo elided into a single syllable |
| ou | louka | goal |
| IPA | Other |
|---|---|
| ˈ | Primary stress. Stress falls on the first syllable of a word. |
| . | Syllable break, e.g. nauka [ˈna.uka] is three syllables, not two. |
- ^ These dialects include Southern England (including Received Pronunciation), English Midlands, Australian, New Zealand, the Southern American, Midland American, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Western Pennsylvania and younger Californian English. Other dialects of English, such as most other forms of American English, Northern England English, Welsh English, Scottish English and Irish English, have no close equiavalent vowel.