*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
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.
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
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 :)
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.
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!
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...
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
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.
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.
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. 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
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 😁
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 🤞🏽
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
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!😊
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!
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!
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.
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
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.
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!
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. 🙂
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
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
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.
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!! :-)
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
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 😂💜
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.
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.
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.
About the Ř pronunciation I have heard it in Bolivia and the north of Chile as a mispronounce of the Spanish R. I am not saying this is how people from those countries pronounce the R. I am chilean and we pronounce the R as the rest of Hispanic countries, and in Bolivia I heard some people pronouncing the R as in English, as a regular Spanish R and a few people like Ř. Really interesting because when you pronounced it I was like "huh, I've heard this before". The people I met who pronounced it like that though were mostly people with poor pronunciation of the Spanish language in general by the way. But yeah, pretty cool!
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.
Hello Dear teacher, I can not distinguish the difference between pronunciation of vowels "i" and "y". Is it possible to make a video and explain the exact pronunciation of them and explain the difference of them with more details?
