The
Czech Alphabet
Letter |
Czech name |
Letter |
Czech name |
A, a, Á, á |
á |
Ň,
ň |
eň |
B, b |
bé |
O,
o, O, ó |
ó
|
C, c |
cé |
P,
p |
pé |
Č,
č |
čé |
Q,
q |
kvé |
D, d |
dé |
R, r |
er
|
Ď,
ď |
ďé |
Ř,
ř |
eř
|
E, e, É, é |
é |
S, s |
es |
F, f |
ef |
Š,
š |
eš
|
G, g |
gé |
T, t |
té
|
H, h |
há |
Ť,
ť |
ťé
|
Ch, ch |
chá |
U, u, U, ú, ů |
ú |
I, i, I, í |
í
(měkké i) |
V, v |
vé
|
J, j |
jé |
W, w |
dvojité vé |
K, k |
ká |
X, x |
iks |
L, l |
el |
Y, y, Y, ý |
ypsilon (tvrdé y) |
M, m |
em |
Z,
z |
zet
|
N,
n |
en |
Ž,
ž |
žet |
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The
stress or accent falls on the first syllable.
Američan
(American man)
Američanka
(American woman)
Češka (Czech woman)
Praha (Prague) |
One-syllable
prepositions always carry the stress.
do Prahy (to Prague)
na letišti (at the airport) |
Vowels
short: a, e, i, y, o, u
long: á, é, í, ý, ó, ú,
ů |
Diphthongs
= double vowels
ou, au, eu |
Consonants
b, c, č, d, ď, f, g, h, ch, j, k, l, m, n, ň, p,
q, r, ř, s, š, t, ť, v, w, x, z, |
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