Aiuto:AFI/Cech
 | This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Cech on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Cech 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. Per na ntroduzion sun co liejer i simboi AFI, cëla Help:IPA. Per la desfrënzia danter [ ], / / y ⟨ ⟩, cëla 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 {{IPA-cs}} 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 | between skew and UK stew[note 1] |
| d | délka, odběr, modlitba | delta |
| dz | kamikadze, leckdo | heads |
| dʒ | džbán, léčba | jab |
| f | foukat, flétna, kavka, lov | focus |
| ɡ | gram, gril, kdo | gag |
| ɦ | hořet, hbitost | ahead |
| j | jenom | yellow, boy |
| ɟ | ďas, děda, dík, | between ague and UK dew[note 2] |
| 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 |
| ŋ | Hanka | sing |
| p | pyl, pes, lebka, šváb | spill |
| r | robot | robot (trilled) |
| r̩ | vrba, vichr | lover (US, trilled) |
| r̝ | řeka, řvát | No English equivalent; simultaneous Template:IPAblink and Template:IPAblink |
| r̝̊ | chřest, keř | No English equivalent; simultaneous Template:IPAblink and Template:IPAblink |
| 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 | wave |
| x | chomout, prach, nehty,
práh |
loch |
| z | zima, uzda, sdružení | zoo |
| ʒ | žár, každý | sabotage |
| Vowels | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Nearest English equivalent |
| a | matka | pasta |
| aː | máma | father |
| ɛ | let, světlo | let |
| ɛː | létat | square (UK) |
| ɪ | klid, byl | kid |
| iː | klít, být | clean |
| o | pod | pot (UK) |
| oː | móda | thought (UK) |
| u | kup | full, bull |
| uː | úroda, kůlna | fool |
| Diphthongs | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Nearest English equivalent |
| au | auto | out |
| ɛu | euro | say oo |
| ou | louka | local (US) |
| 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. |
Notes
mudéBibliography
mudé- Dankovičová, Jana (1999), "Czech", Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A guide to the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 70–74, ISBN 0-521-65236-7
- Šimáčková, Šárka; Podlipský, Václav Jonáš; Chládková, Kateřina (2012), "Czech spoken in Bohemia and Moravia" (PDF), Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 42 (2): 225–232, doi:10.1017/S0025100312000102