The International Phonetic Alphabet for Czech is shown below in charts which shows concisely the most common way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is applied to represent the Czech language.
See Czech phonology for a more complete version. Stress is always on the first syllable.
| Consonants |
| voiced |
voiceless |
| IPA |
Examples |
IPA |
Examples |
| b |
byl |
p |
pyl, nabob |
| d |
délka |
t |
ten, led |
| ɟ |
ďas |
c |
těšit, teď |
| g |
gag |
k |
kolo, ping-pong |
| v |
vítr |
f |
foukat, záchvěv |
| z |
zima |
s |
stůl |
| d͡z |
noc byla |
t͡s |
cena |
| ʒ |
žár |
ʃ |
šelest |
| d͡ʒ |
džbán |
t͡ʃ |
čas |
| r̝ |
řeka |
r̝̊ |
tři |
| ɦ |
hořet |
x |
chomout, práh |
| Consonants |
| IPA |
Examples |
| j |
jídlo |
| l |
lak |
| r |
robot |
| m |
mouka |
| n |
nyní |
| ɲ |
koně |
| ŋ |
Hanka |
| Vowels |
| short |
long |
| IPA |
Examples |
IPA |
Examples |
| a |
matka |
aː |
máma |
| ɛ |
let |
ɛː |
létat |
| ɪ |
klid |
iː |
klít |
| ɔ, o |
mor |
ɔː, oː |
móda |
| u |
kup |
uː |
úroda |
| Diphthongs |
| IPA |
Examples |
| ɔu̯, ou̯ |
louka |
| ɛu̯ |
pneumonie |
| au̯ |
auto |
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