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There is no way english speakers will pronounce ř correctly, even Slovaks have problem with that.
by roho124 4y ago
There is no way english speakers will pronounce ř correctly, even Slovaks have problem with that.
- Swizec 4y agoAs a Slovenian to whom Czech sounds like Slovenian with a lisp, how do you pronounce ř? It’s weird how similar the languages are. Visiting Prague, we could get by on speaking a more proper Slovenian with the locals who spoke back in Czech. Add some hand waving and it worked great.
- doytch 4y agoI don’t quite know how to describe it, so this YouTube video will have to suffice! https://youtu.be/mM6XJmhFZbI https://youtu.be/mM6XJmhFZbI
- vanous 4y agoThe way one can learn to say ř is to whisper very very quietly r in a long sequence... rrrrrr. Not [ar] but "just" hard r. Over time, this rolling r can become ř. Children take several months to learn pronouncing it.
- doytch 4y agoThey definitely /do not/ pronounce it correctly, but a valiant attempt is made! That’s good enough for me! I’ve noticed most folks pronounce it Dvor-zhak, with a slight but distinct gap added into the pronunciation of the ř. But like I said, this is leagues better than the butchery I hear when watching hockey, say. :)