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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