The Sound of the Czech Language

   As I mentioned before, foreigners hear merely consonants when somebody speaks Czech. (Sounds funny to me.:D) But not everybody speaks that way. For example, I try to speak slowly because I tend to mix words together and mumble. It all depends on the person's usus (Czech "úzus") (= a specific speaking habit of a person). Nevertheless I checked out some web pages and made a little research in a facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/languagescom/), which you can join, and foud out that Czech sounds like Russian with an Italian or Spanish accent. Some say that it's like Russian, or that all Slavic languages sound the same (*facepalm*).

      So, Czech has the stress on the first syllable of a word. Surprisingly, without exception. :) Our neighbours, Slovaks, say our language is monotonous and "harsh" and that they can speak our language, but we can't speak theirs. (If I were on facebook, I'd put here the F*ck Logic pic. :) On the other hand, Polish people find our language melodic, cheerful and full of optimism, despite the fact that we are well-known for our coldness and pessimism. I like both Slovak and Polish. They sound familiar. 

While I was watching the reactions on facebook, I decided to write an article about Czech humour because it's something that needs to be mentioned. 

      Feel free to tell me your opinion on Czech language. You can leave a comment below. :)

P. S.: There is nothing better than listening, listening, listening...  here you can listen to this (as a podcast): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdBV0HEzpbg. I'll try to add subtitles to some videos, so that you could know what they're saying. :)