Czech Language Basics Cheatsheet

Pronunciation and Basic Phrases

Czech uses a Latin alphabet with added diacritics (accents) to represent unique sounds.

áčéíóúý - vowels with acute accent (á = ah, é = eh, í = ee, ó = oh, ú/ý = oo)
ěňšťž - consonants with háček (caron) (š = sh, č = ch, ř = a unique sound)
ů - also represents /uː/ sound.
Dě, tě, ně - Softened consonants.

Czech is largely phonetic; most letters have consistent pronunciations.

The letter ‘ř’ is a unique sound, similar to a voiced fricative trill.

`Prosím.`	Please / You’re welcome
`Děkuji.`	Thank you.
`Promiňte.`	Excuse me.
`Jak se máš?` (Informal) / `Jak se máte?` (Formal)	How are you?
`Mám se dobře.`	I’m fine.
`Ano.`	Yes.
`Ne.`	No.

Czech nouns have three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. This affects adjective and verb agreement.

Nouns change their endings depending on their grammatical case (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, vocative, locative, instrumental).

`já`	I
`ty`	You (Informal)
`on`	He
`ona`	She
`ono`	It
`my`	We
`vy`	You (Plural/Formal)
`oni/ony`	They (Masculine/Feminine or Neuter)

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March 03, 2025 01:05

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