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Czech Tongue Twisters

April 30, 2010 By Jeff 2 Comments

We have a number of Czech tongue twisters on our Czech language learning site Local Lingo. We are in the process of adding audio for all of the tongue twisters and making them easy to listen to. Just press play – no software needed.

Here are a few popular tongue twisters with slow and normal speed audio.

If you would like to suggest a Czech tongue twister to include on Local Lingo, please let us know in the comments.

Click on the “play” button to hear the audio.

Strč prst skrz krk.
Stick your finger through your throat.
http://jwphosting.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/strc-prst-skrz-krk.mp3

Slow version
http://jwphosting.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/strc-prst-skrz-krk-slow.mp3

Pštros s pštrosicí a malými pštrosáčaty.
A male ostrich with a female ostrich and baby ostriches went to the ostrich house.
http://jwphosting.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pstros-s-pstrosici-a-malymi-pstrosacaty.mp3

Slow version
http://jwphosting.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pstros-s-pstrosici-a-malymi-pstrosacaty-slow.mp3

Třistatřiatřicet stříbrných křepelek přeletělo přes třistatřiatřicet stříbrných střech.
Three hundred and thirty three silver quails flew over three hundred and thirty three silver roofs.
http://jwphosting.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tristatriatricet-stribrnych-krepelek-preletelo-pres-tristatriatricet-stribrnych-strech.mp3

Slow version
http://jwphosting.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tristatriatricet-stribrnych-krepelek-preletelo-pres-tristatriatricet-stribrnych-strech-slow.mp3

Czech Roundup 31-May-09

May 31, 2009 By Jeff Leave a Comment

Czech student film wins prize at Cannes festival

Congratulations to Zuzana Špidlová!  Her film Bába was awarded the top prize for the best student and youth film at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

Slovak, Czech ForMins want youth to better know the other language

Even though the Czech and Slovak languages are similar, Czech and Slovak children are having a more difficult time understanding each other’s language.

New British star Susan Boyle to record her CD in Prague

Susan Boyle, Britain’s Got Talent runner-up and YouTube video star, will record her CD with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, according to idnes.cz.

George Lucas appeals for Czech filming incentives

Tax incentives have been discussed before.  Will a law be passed to help the Czech film industry compete with European countries that have them?

Exceedingly Open

August 28, 2007 By Dana Leave a Comment

A Sign at PetřínWe went to Petřín on Sunday and as we were walking down the steps toward the Castle, we passed by a sign informing visitors that the Large Garden Tunnel (one of the underground passages beneath Petřín) was having a special open day. I thought the English translation on the sign was priceless!

Jagshemash?

October 26, 2006 By Dana 14 Comments

Here’s my discovery of the day: It is not Czech!

It really wasn’t making any sense to me. Whenever I’ve watched a Borat episode on HBO, I’ve wondered why Sacha Baron Cohen’s Kazakh character greets the viewers with the very Czech sounding Jagshemash. What does Kazakhstan have to do with the Czech Republic? Did Mr. Cohen decide to throw all those “Eastern Europeans” into one basket and make them all speak one language?

Today I discovered that the phrase is not meant to be Czech, but instead is supposed to be the Polish Jak się masz, which of course sounds very similar to Jak se máš. Ok then. So it isn’t Czech. Good. But why Polish??

There’s a Borat dictionary at Boyakasha.co.uk.

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