The Easiest Way to Learn Czech “Ř”. CZECH FOR BEGINNERS - 005 - Pronunciation
There are several methods of learning correct pronunciation of Czech “Ř”. Let’s talk about one of the fastest ways to achieve a perfect Ř-sound! A Simple Three-Step Method.
The Method: 00:35
Practice: 02:13
Voiced vs Unvoiced "Ř": 04:50
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Word List:
“Ř” followed by a vowel:
řada (queue), řasy (eye-lashes)
řeka (river), řezat (to cut)
říkat (to tell), říjen (October)
“Ř” in the middle of the word, preceded and followed by a vowel:
jeřáb (crane), pořád (still, always)
koření (spices), hořet (to burn)
hovořit (to speak), kouřit (to smoke)
“Ř” preceded by a consonant:
dřevo (wood), břicho (belly)
pohřeb (funeral), křídlo (wing)
chřipka (flu), mříže (bars)
příroda (nature), potřebovat (to need)
vřít (to boil), zřídkakdy (hardly ever, rarely)
Whole sentences:
Zřídkakdy hovoří Řehoř tak vřele. (Rarely does Řehoř speak so warmly)
Chřestýš se hřeje u pařezu. (A rattlesnake is basking near a stump)
Potřebuji novou skříň a křeslo. (I need a new wardrobe and an armchair)
Ondřej dříve kouříval tři krabičky denně. (Ondřej used to smoke three packs a day)
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Thank you
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Dobry, Laďo :)
Děkuji :)
Same method works even for Polish, you have hard SZ and soft Ś, just put your teeth together while saying normal Š and it's something like soft Š then, same for Ž etc...it's not 100% correct, but it helps a lot to not sound like typical Czech when you trying other slavic langauges which has mostly more sounds than Czech. :-)
Do voiced consonants at the end of a word become unvoiced? Like in Russian, for example the word "сад" pronounced [sat].
Yep, exactly, so for example while in English "let" and "led" are pronounced differently, in Czech "let" (flight) and "led" (ice) are pronounced the same [let].
I read it was the last sound mastered by Czech children and it certainly seems difficult to articulate. Even here it sometimes sounds like a rolled /r/, sometimes like /rž/. A Czech-language edition of the novel "The Good Soldier Švejk" at one point features a Polish general obsessed with latrines who can speak bad Czech, and in an attempt to represent his pronunciation of this sound, /rž/ is used.
Yes, if a kid has problems with pronunciation, it's typically either "r" or "ř" sound. I used to have sessions with a speech therapist to fix my bad pronunciation of "r" when I was in the kindergarten too :)
Is the vibration against the teeth at the tip of the tongue or is the vibration at the back of the tongue?
The vibration occurs at the tip of the tongue however not against the teeth but somewhere in the middle of the palate almost touching it.
@@ladislavmasopust9017 when i try this sound (the rolling sound) it comes from the back of the mouth almost in the throat from an H sound like eehhhhrrrrr or eahhhrrrrrr. If if say dobididy den quickly...it sounds close to the rolling r but this isn't a vibration
@@ladislavmasopust9017for ř I do something like erdidižepy (řepy) or ttitičí (tří) or ptitičíští (příští) again this is not really anything like a rolling r more like a rapid fire t or d. As for the ř itself I do something like ertitiš or erdidiž. The e part is done in my head.
What is the difference between R and Ř? From hearing you video, it (the sound) seems like tvrdé a měkké R. In Russian or Ukrainian it is clouse to sound "Р" and "РЬ". For example words in Russian море (mořje), царь (cař), ряд (řjad). This is my observation
Interesting point. I'd say that "měkké r" might sound similar to "РЬ" but not entirely the same. The same goes for example for "měkké r" and old-style Polish pronuciation of "rz". Similar but not the same.
Is Czech R pronounced like Russian one?
Yep, it's the same, however, Russian has also the soft variant which doesn't exist in Czech.
Нет. Чешский R отличается от русского.
What what I'm hearing is that you pronounce Ř not as "rž" but simply r in the middle of words.
Well, in the middle of a word the pronuciation often becomes unvoiced and so the pronunciation is not so strong. However, with just "r" sound it would still sound wrong.
Can you pronounce your name in beginning of a video pls 😅
Oh shoot, I've never done that, have I? :) I should do that :)
řeřicha XD
Znáte tohle ?: Jede Řek mi řek abych mu řek kolik je v Řecku řek. A já mu řek, že nejsem Řek, abych mu řek, kolik je v Řecku řek.