*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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 :)
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...
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!
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.
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!😊
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.
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 🤞🏽
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!
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. 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
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?
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.
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 😂💜
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
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.
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.
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
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) ?
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.
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. 🙂
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.
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.
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.
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I love when she says, “the surprise is over”
I too
Right? But then there's W!
@@juliejackson758 in normal text u just read it as normal v
@@juliejackson758 it just means double V. The real surprise is Y
There is still Ž...🤪🤪
*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
That sets the tone for the video. It is for language buffs, not for tourists I assume.
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.
Your English quite good! :D
RonK big moooood I’m from China lol. EnGlIsH as A liNguA fRancA
I am from Italy 🇮🇹 and my English is not so good :)
I'm from the U.S. lol
@@scolpi73 vaffanculo stronzo - cazzo
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.
Have you ever heard of Serbian?
@@KristianHerdi who cares about serbian? he only said, that he loves czech language, he didn't say he doesn't like the serbian.
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
Croatian and finnish are also phonetic but as a croatian i admire czech as a language the most
@@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.
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.
"So 3 aliens... barely..." hahahaha and there was me where every letter sounded like an alien 🙃🙃
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.
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
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.
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 .
I am trying hard to hide the silly part of me though!!! :)
Děkuji moć! It's a very useful video for people who are struggling with Czech.
There is never "čárka" above a consonant in Czech. :) "Děkuji moc". :)
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.
I love this woman 💯 she is my new hero
Premier vidéo, wow 🤩 ! Beau parcours depuis, mais à l’époque déjà, beaucoup de charme !!!
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.
Emily Swiatek Děkuji, a hlavně: hodně štěstí for the L-jam!!!
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.
Thanks for this video! I think it really helped me! I'm really looking forward to learn a bit of Czech! ❤
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 :)
Thank you:)
My second day of learning Czech！Thank you so much，and I love the calmness in your video👍👍
Oh, hey, right now it's my third day! Since you typed this one month ago, how much have you learned?
Best Czech language Videos on UA-cam! Thank you
Clear, authoritative, inspiring
I love your presentation!
Děkuju for making this video! I just received my Czech citizenship and this was my first lesson on the Czech alphabet.
Well done for both! Blahopřeji!!!
English guy here learning Czech for fun, really enjoying it and you're very helpful! Děkuji!
Nemáte zač! Bez legrace je každé učení mučení :)
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...
Coool! Thank you! :) Love from Poland!
You are really very very ' šikovná učitelka " kdybych měla takovou tak už brzy už mluvila výborně)) Mockrát děkuju za přesnost
You are wonderful. Thank you.
Thank you for the video. I like your serious attitude.
Thank you, this is very helpful. Děkuji!
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!
This is interesting - if possible, please do send me a link when the book is online. And thank you for your kind feedback. 😊
Hi,
Your lessons are helping me in 2021.
Ů
ch
ou
au
eu
ř
r + ž = rž
Yes, Czech language is beautiful . I wish to learn it.
Superb lesson, thank you so much!!!!! I love the way you present yourself to the camera.
This is pure irony.
That was interesting. I didn't realize 2 diphthongs are fairly new. Thank you for the lesson!
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.
Very good. I will continue. 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
Easy to understand because the way of your teaching
Now I'm ready to learn Czech thanks
Thank you! Very helpful video.
Thanku so much .You teach us so well.🌹👏
Starting over! And where better than with the alphabet (and it’s aliens) all wonderfully dissected. Thank you 😊
Ř might not be the same but similar to the Polish
Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you most graciously for sharing
VERY GOOD WORK . THANK YOU
Thank you really much ! Now I can say the Czech Beer's names haha and maybe soon discover this beautiful country 👌👌
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.
i think czech is the hardest one, than polish and so on :D hellos from india
@@user-sb2gt8dy6i I'm also Indian. Which Indian state are you from ?
Beautiful language! Loving Czech.
Quite quite interesting!
Thankyou madam 🌹💐🌹
Thank you for starting with the alphabet!
Excellent! TYVM (thank you very much)
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!😊
So relaxing
Thank you so much 🙏💕
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.
I especially love the content within the brackets. Seriously, it's a beautiful message from a Lady with Czech origines, thank you.
Děkuji!
Great video, Thanks!
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 🤞🏽
I believe the “r with a háček sound” can be found also in Turkish language
Thank you so much! Now I can hopefully impress my Czech friend,. Thank youuu🧡
You undoubtedly will - and make them happy too!
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!
HiGary! Do you do online tutor?
Thank you very much for this video, Dekuju !!!!
Rádo se stalo!
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
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 see that you are taking it seriously. What happened?
@@CzechforGary May be I put in more effort in learning Russian and since 6 weeks learning Mandarin
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?
Great!
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.
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
You can see she's a linguist. The special r sound is the most difficult for me
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 😂💜
@@btslife3623 pls learn too use commas, it helps in uderstanding whatever the fuck you just wrote there
@@btslife3623 teach me if you are native
Every czech can say Ř
Is either u or ů the same as polish ł?
Great. Thx
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
also polish
Jajaj como soy una pola tendré facilidad con la R checha :P es un buen tip
:)
it sounds like ر in arabic
Polish rz also sounds the same
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
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.
Can see my channel
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.
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
I'm a french speaker and this Ř is a pain for me. We do not rolls r at all.
I went through an enormous pain whilst learning the french "R" ! Mais il fallait bien dire MERCI...
good thank you love from india
I am learning Czech because I moved here with my husband. Not an easy one though. Need to try harder.
Liked it.
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) ?
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.
@@CzechforGary Okay, thank you!
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. 🙂
I’m Slovenian and our word for the wheat plant rye is “rž”...so I guess I already kinda know how to say Ř :)
As far as I know it is +|- the same in many Slavic languages
@@jammmy30 Rž is, but it does not sound exactly like Ř which sound like both at the same time while Rž is rzh
Thank you, from USA ! I love the Slavic languages. Just wish Czech were written with Kirilitza azbuka.
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.
You are really cool teacher💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
So glad i found your channel! New sub and student...super diky :)
What you didn't mention is that d, n and t are pronunced like ď, ň and ť before i or ě.
super explained
1:24 to hear it again
Ř is also in asian langs. But not ř but a aspirared version. Similar to ř and softer
I heard the Ř sound in polish, for example the word "Przepraszam", "sorry", the sound Rz makes is similar to Ř.
Thanks for this example!
short story of history of czech language: www.czech-language.cz/overview/origin.html
Or for example, rzeka in Polish (řeka in czech). This is for a voiced ř in the Western Slavic languages.
Thanks!
Dear Lucy, thank you so much for your generosity 🙏🏼🌹
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.
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.
Excellent video u
I was born in Czech Republic but I live in England and I'm having trouble pronouncing the 'r' and and the 'ch' sound
Who is Gary.