CZECH #1 - Czech alphabet - general phonemes & pronunciation

[@whatsthedealoneill1]

I love when she says, “the surprise is over”

[@thiagosebba81]

I too

[@juliejackson758]

Right? But then there's W!

[@jakubsvec9030]

@@juliejackson758 in normal text u just read it as normal v

[@Bnmsr1860]

@@juliejackson758 it just means double V. The real surprise is Y

[@martinamikula924]

There is still Ž...🤪🤪

[@maratl8838]

*Starts off with a bunch of complicated linguistic terms* ...... “But that will not help you learn” *proceeds to explain how to say it right using simple words* 👏🏻😂 Love this. If only every language instructor were that honest. It’s a thumbs up from me

[@tpaullee330]

That sets the tone for the video. It is for language buffs, not for tourists I assume.

[@philliprosol6093]

I love the Czech language because it is completely phonetic (unlike English or even Russian to some extent), and sounds very fluid when spoken by a native speaker.

[@KristianHerdi]

Have you ever heard of Serbian?

[@danielvalamilyen9975]

@@KristianHerdi who cares about serbian? he only said, that he loves czech language, he didn't say he doesn't like the serbian.

[@missymarie7133]

Ha i can not believe you say this .I am new to czech and was thinking the same thing .I am a very phonetic learner .Did bad in english class because of it . and all the adult learning programs want to teach you how to order soup . I need to start at it like i am child learning to speak . thumbs up

[@raptor1068]

Croatian and finnish are also phonetic but as a croatian i admire czech as a language the most

[@evzenvarga9707]

@@KristianHerdi From my experience Czech and Serbian are almost the same in this regard, only incosistencies is "i" in loanwords where it does not soften the letter T, D and N if it is written after it, then the second inconsistency is B/P (ex. Srbsko [Serbia] sounds like Srpsko), V/F (ex. v [in] sounds like f) and S/Z (ex. zpráva [message] and správa [management or administration] sound the same, but those are because those letters are almost the same and it's easier to say this way, you have to force the B in Srbsko, Srpsko just rolls of the tongue better.

[@wizardbfmv]

This feeling, when you are from Belarus and watching Czech lesson in English to improve your skills in both of this languages.🙂 Sorry, if I wrote something wrong.

[@CricketTheHivewing]

Your English quite good! :D

[@zeyaoli3673]

RonK big moooood I’m from China lol. EnGlIsH as A liNguA fRancA

[@scolpi73]

I am from Italy 🇮🇹 and my English is not so good :)

[@wpprodpyc9266]

I'm from the U.S. lol

[@Keithbarber]

@@scolpi73 vaffanculo stronzo - cazzo

[@deaddyz]

Thank you for putting the pronunciation the way it is, I am Turkish and almost all of the sounds are same but when people pronunciate it from an English point of view it became harder for me.

[@lucychapman1210]

Thanks!

[@CzechforGary]

Dear Lucy, thank you so much for your generosity 🙏🏼🌹

[@baileybrandon]

"So 3 aliens... barely..." hahahaha and there was me where every letter sounded like an alien 🙃🙃

[@88884488]

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I was looking for, and you did an excellent job. I will watch it many times so I can memorize it. Plus, you are a lovely person. Thank you again.

[@leonortiz3354]

From El Salvador my native lenguage is a Spanish and I'm interested in Czech it's so amazing to listen a native explaining czech in English

[@khantsal2305]

English is my second language but Slavic languages are my favorite languages in Europe because their grammatical inflections gives a language extremely flexible word order. This is very suitable for to make rhyme in song or meter in poetry. After learning czech, polish and russian are my next destination. Děkuju.

[@richardwhiteman7429]

Don’t be fooled by our host’s serious manner. By video #4 you will find her rather playful and silly in addition to being a great teacher .

[@CzechforGary]

I am trying hard to hide the silly part of me though!!! :)

[@josearellano203]

The vowels that have the á, é, í, ó, ú and ý also tend to count as Czech letters, which is not how it is in French or Spanish, even though French and Spanish use them except the ý on a normal basis. An example is déšť in Czech that uses three different diacritical signs when it is in lowercase. I am amazed and impressed at how the Czech alphabet and language has different diacritics.

[@jpr3718]

Děkuji moć! It's a very useful video for people who are struggling with Czech.

[@Katherina13S]

There is never "čárka" above a consonant in Czech. :) "Děkuji moc". :)

[@LearningToLinka]

Watching this to prepare for a 72 hour language jam where I've been allocated Czech and I love your teaching style. I can't wait to watch more.

[@CzechforGary]

Emily Swiatek Děkuji, a hlavně: hodně štěstí for the L-jam!!!

[@MuhammadAsif-lf7tw]

My first day of Czech language and after going through many videos, finally I liked you and your way to teach is simple and makes me understand better. Thanks you :)

[@MuhammadAsif-lf7tw]

Thank you:)

[@SVANERT]

U r a natural teacher so informative and through:) Namaste 🙏

[@olivierprevost4325]

Premier vidéo, wow 🤩 ! Beau parcours depuis, mais à l’époque déjà, beaucoup de charme !!!

[@ach3322]

Super helpful to understand or learn these basic first. Thank you.

[@cheesebiggie3293]

I'm so glad I've found this channel becasue I'm trying to learn Czech for a character in my friends video game he his working on.

[@EmilijaSemler]

You are really very very ' šikovná učitelka " kdybych měla takovou tak už brzy už mluvila výborně)) Mockrát děkuju za přesnost

[@tylerzika]

Děkuju for making this video! I just received my Czech citizenship and this was my first lesson on the Czech alphabet.

[@CzechforGary]

Well done for both! Blahopřeji!!!

[@kylemoore3303]

English guy here learning Czech for fun, really enjoying it and you're very helpful! Děkuji!

[@CzechforGary]

Nemáte zač! Bez legrace je každé učení mučení :)

[@geoffbrown9054]

Clear, authoritative, inspiring

[@gokhankara8467]

I am preparing for going to the Czech Republic for getting education and this video is so precious for me. Thanks a lot!

[@swanwelles4195]

Best Czech language Videos on KZbin! Thank you

[@ele4853]

I was born and raised in Brazil. Therefore I speak Portuguese fluently then moved to the U.S. in 1999 and became a citizen in 2015. Still live in the U.S. looking forward to spend some time in Czech. I do want to learn Czech and to my surprise and contentment the pronunciation of the alphabet is pretty much the same as in Portuguese with few exceptions. Your approach to teach is very much appreciated. Thanks for sharing 😊.

[@echolee601]

My second day of learning Czech！Thank you so much，and I love the calmness in your video👍👍

[@Sandvichman.]

Oh, hey, right now it's my third day! Since you typed this one month ago, how much have you learned?

[@mm2200]

Thank you for the video. I like your serious attitude.

[@Islandlifefornow]

That was interesting. I didn't realize 2 diphthongs are fairly new. Thank you for the lesson!

[@southyoz]

Thank you for you videos such a beautiful language but oh soooo difficult to learn. I do hope that you continue on with the lessons as they are very helpful again thank you...

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

Ů ch ou au eu ř r + ž = rž Yes, Czech language is beautiful . I wish to learn it.

[@ronlentea8758]

Superb lesson, thank you so much!!!!! I love the way you present yourself to the camera.

[@CzechforGary]

This is pure irony.

[@waluigi_enjoyer101]

Ř might not be the same but similar to the Polish

[@gabosampallosaez5296]

Thanks for this video! I think it really helped me! I'm really looking forward to learn a bit of Czech! ❤

[@EveryBodySucks100]

That weird R sound does not only occur in czech, I'm from Costa Rica, the R sometimes is combined with an -Ych (in spanish) combination is used mostly by low class, those of us who are used to imitating that pronunciation have little issue with that sound. If anyone knows what I'm saying some words will be pronounced like "Srshico" instead of "Rico"... Guess I'm lucky now that I'm learning Czech hahahha

[@EveryBodySucks100]

An unimpressed Rooster I live in the center of a drug war land bridge, socialist totalitarian goverments are becoming the norm and I want fuck all to do with this place, so Im going to Cz, cause it seems like a peaceful place

[@cheddaboyant7817]

also polish

[@raquelmirandacubero3207]

Jajaj como soy una pola tendré facilidad con la R checha :P es un buen tip :)

[@REDDEADANDGTACLUB]

it sounds like ر in arabic

[@dillonmohamed1]

Polish rz also sounds the same

[@Vero_la_fea]

Coool! Thank you! :) Love from Poland!

[@Holycow378]

I just got super duolingo just for learning Czech. As duolingo doesn't really help in pronunciation, this video has been extremely helpful for me.

[@arethapa]

Awesome , perfect teaching.

[@garystannard7044]

Starting over! And where better than with the alphabet (and it’s aliens) all wonderfully dissected. Thank you 😊

[@aimeelilly8629]

Thank you so much for the work you've done with these wonderful videos! I'm an audiobook narrator and will be recording a book in which one of the characters is Czech. You're helping me so much by providing me not only the basic pronunciations but your living example so that I can do an authentic and respectful job. I'm very appreciative!

[@CzechforGary]

This is interesting - if possible, please do send me a link when the book is online. And thank you for your kind feedback. 😊

[@sugiii9616]

Thank you really much ! Now I can say the Czech Beer's names haha and maybe soon discover this beautiful country 👌👌

[@samirmohammadhelmy3919]

Now I'm ready to learn Czech thanks

[@DevilsGiants-do6vb]

Fascinating languages. My town used to have a large Czech population years ago, and my former neighbor was from Czechoslovakia (before it split). All Slavic languages are difficult for English speakers, but Czech and Polish top the list for me.

[@MartinPesak-q2z]

i think czech is the hardest one, than polish and so on :D hellos from india

[@Aditya-te7oo]

@@MartinPesak-q2z I'm also Indian. Which Indian state are you from ?

[@rahmanocawni5618]

Hi big teacher. I'm Interested to learn Czech language. I'm Arabic. And as you are like me foreigners to English. I learned a lot from your way of teaching English better. You are excellent teacher. Thank you for the lesson. Best wishes to you

[@Elvings92]

You can see she's a linguist. The special r sound is the most difficult for me

[@btslife3623]

Elvings92 it ain't that hard im czceh but like czceh is quit easy to learn well I never really learned Czech CS I knew Czech my whole life CS I'm czech 😂💜

[@thomasschulz8477]

@@btslife3623 pls learn too use commas, it helps in uderstanding whatever the fuck you just wrote there

[@ahmedsimpson4272]

@@btslife3623 teach me if you are native

[@ChinoKawaii1021]

Every czech can say Ř

[@karthickraja6624]

Easy to understand because the way of your teaching

[@sif_2799]

There is a similar "r" in the Irish language. But it's not rolled so strongly. It's more of a mix between an alveolar tap and a sh

[@abdel5505]

Hi, Your lessons are helping me in 2021.

[@roydurandetto6050]

Very good. I will continue. Thank you

[@avinostrnadel6877]

Just subscribed your channel, looking forward to learn Czech from you,really appreciate your efforts for making it free and available for anyone wanting to learn.

[@АлександрКовалев-т1т]

I believe the “r with a háček sound” can be found also in Turkish language

[@user-gv7ob2wr8v]

Thank you! I was trying to understand the pronunciacion of THREE. I understand now.

[@m1nate]

I heard the Ř sound in polish, for example the word "Przepraszam", "sorry", the sound Rz makes is similar to Ř.

[@CzechforGary]

Thanks for this example!

[@lukhav]

short story of history of czech language: www.czech-language.cz/overview/origin.html

[@nickgramru]

Or for example, rzeka in Polish (řeka in czech). This is for a voiced ř in the Western Slavic languages.

[@arochamd]

Beautiful language! Loving Czech.

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

The last time I watched this video is about three years ago, but today Monday 16th May 2022 i am watching it again. Now i really need to learn Czech out of necessity. Dobrý den Gary. 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇

[@CzechforGary]

I see that you are taking it seriously. What happened?

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

@@CzechforGary May be I put in more effort in learning Russian and since 6 weeks learning Mandarin

[@mintymoes8225]

Unrelated but your english is so good! Some of the fancy linguistic words you said I didn't even know, which is actually quite embarrassing

[@czeckeredcat]

Dobrý den a děkuju vam za lekce! I had a question, if you wouldn’t mind. For years I have wondered if there is a difference between short “I/Y” and long “Í/Ý”. Some dictionaries say the difference is in both time as well as mouth shape, in which short “I/Y” is pronounced like the short “I” in English “this” or “big”, but “Í/Ý are more open like the “ee” in English “cheese” and are longer in time. But other dictionaries say short “I/Y” and long “Í/Ý” have no difference in mouth shape, in which they are identical, pronounced like “ee” in English like “cheese”, but the difference is only that the long ones are longer in length/time. May I ask what is your opinion on the difference between short “I/Y” and long “Í/Ý”? Thank you!

[@CzechforGary]

Dobrý večer, your question (please forgive me my late response) deserves more detailed explanation - I am working on it - for now, there is no difference in the sound if you pronounce them without context, just i and y or í and ý. When these vowels are in a context (in a word, surrounded by consonants), i and y will have an impact on the pronunciation. This subject deserves 2 short lessons - the new year should bring them both to you! Thank you for the inspiration!

[@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge]

Quite quite interesting! Thankyou madam 🌹💐🌹

[@rayladait9802]

Thank you so much! Now I can hopefully impress my Czech friend,. Thank youuu🧡

[@CzechforGary]

You undoubtedly will - and make them happy too!

[@Penncroff]

1:24 to hear it again

[@danikalero6357]

I am struggling to get that Ř to sound convincing enough. I started Duolingo lessons a week ago and I can already say or understand pretty basic stuff like "Kde je velké auto?" but I keep going back to other sources such as your videos. I find český to be a beautiful language. Thanks for the lesson!

[@CzechforGary]

Welcome and good luck 🍀 with the learning. The beginnings may be tough but it will get intellectually rewarding later!

[@danikalero6357]

@@CzechforGary It's getting intellectually rewarding already! Greetings from Barcelona

[@rickytraquena-q2d]

I like your lesson. More prosim.

[@kied87]

I am learning Czech because I moved here with my husband. Not an easy one though. Need to try harder.

[@hwren9845]

I hope I can learn this language. It looks hard but I had such a good time when I visited Prague I would love to go back and visit other cities and towns, and it seems only respectful to at least try to speak the language.

[@nikelamen2306]

When you're Ukrainian that knows both Ukrainian and Russian and studies English and Czech, watching this. I have no difficulties with most of this though. Nice feeling. For me, it slightly resembles surzhyk but only in English.

[@hualani6785]

Excellent! TYVM (thank you very much)

[@dineshsinghkathait2746]

Thanku so much .You teach us so well.🌹👏

[@HalleyDavies]

Thank you for starting with the alphabet!

[@nataliapupus1443]

I love your english. I'm from Poland and your accent is similar to polish accent 😄 I am starting study czech language and I hope your films will help me 😁

[@CzechforGary]

This is the kindest comment on my "terrible" accent when I attempt to speak English so far! Great to have you here! I hope you will find the lessons interesting and enjoy the learning. Let me know if there is a subject you would like to see on this channel. Hodně štěstí 🤞🏽

[@krishnimetivierph.d.3917]

Starts at 1:18

[@danielsturm809]

I love your presentation!

[@Georgi_Slavov_bulgaria]

The famous nun Veronica Zemanova is from Czech ❤

[@edwinhidalgo1242]

In certain Spanish dialects, in the Pyrenees of Spain and in the Andes of South America, we have the sibilant R which is the same as the Czech Ř. Listen to people fom Chile, for example.

[@GlenShannon]

Thanks you for this very nice non-threatening presentation, I'm excited to get acquainted with a new language. When we get into keeping track of all the case endings later on, all bets are off. You need a spreadsheet! :-P

[@CzechforGary]

Thank you for this interesting observation: non-threatening. Learning should always be linked to pleasant feelings or emotions. And if you break down any overwhelmingly looking task into small step-by-step actions, it suddenly becomes an I-can-do-it mission. Czech certainly is, and will be for you!😊

[@memorymix8884]

děkuju, the Ř is very strange for me. I am also unsure what the difference between u and umlaut u is. Furthermore, I sense a subtle difference between I and y, is this true? Once again, your video is very helpful. děkuju!

[@CzechforGary]

Ahoj, no difference between ů and ú in pronunciation. No difference in principle between i and y in pronunciation either, BUT only if taken separately. If they are preceded by some consonants, they alter the outcome radically. Ex. ty/ti, dy/di. Others are usually unaffected, as my/mi, ly/li etc. 🙂

[@elizabethbercaw722]

Nice clarity! Thank you look so like my grandmother too ! (When she was young) So many consonant sounds ! I have been curious; trying to recover some knowledge of culture of recent family members, immigrated to north central USA in 19th C.

[@CzechforGary]

I especially love the content within the brackets. Seriously, it's a beautiful message from a Lady with Czech origines, thank you.

[@kikimarinov4372]

Personally to make the ř sound, I just make an r sound (and roll it) while doing the ž sound at the same time. I'm not sure if the sound made is correct but my Czech family says it is.

[@insideczechia]

Can see my channel

[@Alon.Lipelis]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@ilyaspathan1642]

good thank you love from india

[@yasagarwal859]

Ř is also in asian langs. But not ř but a aspirared version. Similar to ř and softer

[@silverfrank8129]

I am a new student planning on studying the Czech language. I want to give it 3 hours of daily study and see how much of it I can speak. What is your advice

[@CzechforGary]

@@silverfrank8129 3 hours of concentrated learning per day will bring you to fluency within 6 months time! 🤞🏻

[@kalamcheung4512]

then why dvořák (Czech ) sounds like D-vo-tark in English rather then D-vo-shak? According to other example of Czech like řeka, English sounding--- set-ka. two pronouns for one consonant (ř) ?

[@CzechforGary]

Surely because of the fact that the sound ř does not exist in English. Other languages try to get as close as possible to it, with the result you point out. The best way to sensibilize your ear is to hear native Czechs to pronounce it for you.

[@kalamcheung4512]

@@CzechforGary Okay, thank you!

[@maryrosebelonio3333]

You are really cool teacher💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@SVANERT]

I like 👍 learning 💗 😊 wow

[@AleBunin]

Thanks a lot. You're great. I'm trying to learn a basic Czech. I wish I could find that great Czech tutor for my bilingual kids in NY. If sb knows such one please write here.

[@topazbutterfly1853]

What you didn't mention is that d, n and t are pronunced like ď, ň and ť before i or ě.

[@pravoslavn]

Thank you, from USA ! I love the Slavic languages. Just wish Czech were written with Kirilitza azbuka.

[@CzechMirco]

We Czechs certainly don't wish that. It would have constituted a barrier between us and the majority of the world using the latin script and also certain imperialist counry would have had even more excuses for meddling into our affairs.

[@ske13ok]

Im a new fan of your content, so….who is Gary?

[@CzechforGary]

@@ske13ok Gary is a student of Czech language 🤓

[@ske13ok]

@@CzechforGary oh ok, thank you!!

[@jdthein]

This was fun to Czech out. I’m Hungary for Turkey so I’m in a Russia - gotta run. K bye.

[@WildBearFoot]

I heard a beautiful Czech woman speaking English and her accent made me want to learn her native language. Sounds funny when I think about it but I'm committed now so I'll give my all to learning it and have an odd quirk to add to my growing skill set of strange talents. Strange for my geographic region since no one where I live speaks any other languages, except maybe Spanish.

[@CzechforGary]

It’s a poetic motivation and maybe a first step towards your destiny. Use it to capture this new strange skill!

[@mikioni]

Excellent video u

[@kamka8149]

V 1:51, keď ukazujes ako sa vyslovuje "ch", tak mi to strašne pripomína jednu scénku z muzikálu "My Fair Lady", kde sa Eliza Doolittle v podaní skvelej Audrey Hepburn snaží napodobňovať tuším zvuk "h" slovami "há, há, há, ha", až sa jej pri tom tuším zapáli papier s písmom od sviečky 😄

[@CzechforGary]

I wish...

[@readingaddict]

I am grateful to find you

[@CzechforGary]

Welcome 🙏🏼 !!! Happy to have you here!!!

[@megamindpotentials]

It's a bit challenging but not very difficult and I find it interesting :-), because I have some exposure to Spanish, French & Portuguese. I really look forward to learn Czech

[@laurenced.127]

I'm a french speaker and this Ř is a pain for me. We do not rolls r at all.

[@CzechforGary]

I went through an enormous pain whilst learning the french "R" ! Mais il fallait bien dire MERCI...

[@RdozeTV]

So relaxing

[@terrenceperera402]

Thanks you much for your nice video. it is really help me to understand. You have grate ability to teach. Publish more videos and keep it up.

[@lezh4353]

Is either u or ů the same as polish ł?

[@laurenced.127]

Hello there! I'm looking to learn czech and I think your video is really helpful to start. I'm just a bit confused about 2 letters : ř and š. I cannot grasp the difference between their pronunciation. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot.

[@CzechforGary]

Hi Laurence, š is pronounced as sh (Sheila, show, shepherd), whilst ř is unique to the Czech language. You can listen to it on Google translator, czech to english, type "šeřík" (contains them both) and click on the amplifier. You can listen to the voice repeatedly and hear the difference. Good luck!! :-)

[@בןדוד-ג5ק]

Czech for Gary Hello, do you have a personal relationship with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ? The Son of God. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. - Romans 10:9

[@George-et8sx]

Hey, you missied some alphabet lessers, on the wikipedia are more.

[@CzechforGary]

You are right, please see my answer to John Jensen above and have a look on Czech vowels lesson :-)

[@1AlejoYT]

Thank you! Very helpful video.