I'm still taking Czech lessons several days per week so that I can pass my B1 language exam. Even after all these years I am still amazed by the lack of vowels.
There are four single letter prepositions that are consonants.
K = to, toward
S = with
V = in
Z = from
The shortest word, more than a single letter without a vowel, is hl which means "he moved".
The longest word without any vowels is čtvrthrst which means "one quarter of a handful". A real difficult one for me is the seven letter word zcvrnkl which means "he flicked". Fortunately I hardly ever need to say it.
Three crazy sentences without any vowels are:
Prd krt skrz drn, zprv zhlt hrst zrn. A mole farted through grass, first swallowing a handful of grain.
Chrt pln skvrn vtrhl skrz trs chrp v čtvrť Krč. A greyhound full of stains burst through a cluster of cornflowers in the neighbourhood of Krč.
Plch pln skvrn prch skrz drn prv zhlt čtvrthrst zrn. A dormouse full of stains escaped through grass after first easting a quarter handful of grain.
At least I can now finally say these two tongue twisters.
Strč prst skrz krk. Put your finger in your neck/throat.
Vlk zmrzl, prst zvlhl. Frozen wolf, wet finger.
Oh my poor tongue. Sometimes I feel that trying to speak Czech will cause my tongue to break. Or at least get a serious sprain.
There are four single letter prepositions that are consonants.
K = to, toward
S = with
V = in
Z = from
The shortest word, more than a single letter without a vowel, is hl which means "he moved".
The longest word without any vowels is čtvrthrst which means "one quarter of a handful". A real difficult one for me is the seven letter word zcvrnkl which means "he flicked". Fortunately I hardly ever need to say it.
Three crazy sentences without any vowels are:
Prd krt skrz drn, zprv zhlt hrst zrn. A mole farted through grass, first swallowing a handful of grain.
Chrt pln skvrn vtrhl skrz trs chrp v čtvrť Krč. A greyhound full of stains burst through a cluster of cornflowers in the neighbourhood of Krč.
Plch pln skvrn prch skrz drn prv zhlt čtvrthrst zrn. A dormouse full of stains escaped through grass after first easting a quarter handful of grain.
At least I can now finally say these two tongue twisters.
Strč prst skrz krk. Put your finger in your neck/throat.
Vlk zmrzl, prst zvlhl. Frozen wolf, wet finger.
Oh my poor tongue. Sometimes I feel that trying to speak Czech will cause my tongue to break. Or at least get a serious sprain.
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