Listen to the word groups below, then record yourself saying them.

Czech Consonants
(the approximate pronunciation in the parentheses)

B (bank, but, be) balík, byl, budova, banka

C (tsar, tsunami) cena, cent, cesta, celá

C (cheer, chief, cherry) celo, úcet, cekat, oci, cokoláda

D (day, David) dost, daleko, den, doba, dar

D (dual, duty) dekovat, decko, díky, díra, dobat

F (forest, farewell) fialka, fialový, fyzika

G (goose) guma, gesto, biologie

CH (Bach, Chekhov) chalupa, pochod, východ, rychlý, chudý

J (yard, year) jezero, jídlo, jiná, jaký

K (keen, key) káva, kost, koberec, koule (no aspiration!)

L (letter) list, leje, lavice, líto, vlk, zamlklý

M (mom) maminka, motel, mesto, mléko

N (never) noviny, nese, nos, okno

N (onion) nekde, neco, hodne, nikde, nic, nouma

P (person) pes, dopis, pravda, poslat

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