= Czech language == Allophones a á b c č d d' e é ě f g h ch i í j k l m n ň o ó p r ř s š t t' u ů v x y ý z ž (40 in total) == Pronunciation á, í, ý, … are long versions of a, i, y, … respectively. ř is a mixture between “r” (more in the throat than close to the teeth) and “sh”. ů is the long version of “u”, just like ú. But only ú occurs at the start of a word.