Help:IPA/Czech
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 | 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 {{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 | stew (UK) |
| d | délka, odběr, modlitba | delta |
| dz | podzim,[1] 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, | 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 |
| ŋ | Hanka | sing |
| p | pyl, pes, lebka, šváb | spill |
| r | robot | robot (trilled) |
| r̩ | vrba, vichr | lover (US, trilled) |
| r̝ | řeka, řvát | simultaneous [r] and [ʒ] |
| r̝̊ | chřest, keř | 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 | wave |
| x | chomout, prach, nehty,
práh |
loch |
| z | zima, uzda, sdružení | zoo |
| ʒ | žár, každý | sabotage |
| Vowels | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Nearest English equivalent |
| a | matka | hatter (UK) |
| 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
- ^ [dz] is usually pronounced as two letters, in quick talk may be also [dz].
Bibliography
- 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