Pronouncing short vowels in Czech

Czech language has six vowels A, E, I, O, U, Y just as English. The word vowel is called samohláska in Czech. 

When pronouncing, we distinguish between short and long vowels. 

In this lesson, we will only look at the short vowels, while the long ones will be discussed the next time.

A as a in father

E as e in ten

I as y in happy

O as o in hot, but more rounded

U as u in put

Y as y in very