check and czech

[Boris Tatarenko]

Does the word "czech" in "the Chezch Republic" sound like "check"? So it's like "check republic".:roll:

 

[GoesStation]

Yes. You misspelled "Czech" in the quoted part of your message.

 

[BobK]

:up: But you know what sound you're talking about, and I do. In fact most English speakers do.) I'm not sure we can assume that all readers do though - especially not in this forum.

If you're not already sick of my ranting, see this. ;-)

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[Tdol]

Does the word "Czech" in "the Chzech Republic" sound like "check"? So it's like "check republic".:roll:

It does when I say it.

 

[tantrum]

check [ʧek]

ch - these two letters give us sound [ʧ]: children, charm, chance etc.


Czech [ʧek]

that's a foreign word

 

[Raymott]

that's a foreign word

Hi tantrum,
There are many native English speakers on this forum. Questions of pronunciation or the naturalness of a term might not be your forte. Have you read the forum rules yet?

 

[Tdol]

check [ʧek]

ch - these two letters give us sound [ʧ]: children, charm, chance etc.


Czech [ʧek]

that's a foreign word

The question is about the sound, though. And ch doesn't always give us that pronunciation- chemist, psychiatry, etc, and, even better, that old friend chthonic.

 

[GoesStation]

The question is about the sound, though. And ch doesn't always give us that pronunciation- chemist, psychiatry, etc, and, even better, that old friend chthonic.

Not to mention machine and ​yacht.

 

[Raymott]

Or McHale's Navy.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Does the word "Czech" in "the Czech Republic" sound like "check"? So it's like "check republic".:roll:

Yes.

Always capitalize Czech.