

# Czech (cs-CZ)
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The following table lists the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) phonemes, the Extended Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet (X-SAMPA) symbols, and the corresponding visemes for the Czech voice that is supported by Amazon Polly.


**Phoneme/Viseme Table**  

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  <tr><th>IPA</th><th>X-SAMPA</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th><th>Viseme</th></tr>
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  <tr><td colspan="5">**Consonants**</td></tr>
  <tr><td>p</td><td>p</td><td>voiceless bilabial plosive</td><td>**p**es</td><td>p</td></tr>
  <tr><td>t</td><td>t</td><td>voiceless alveolar plosive</td><td>**t**ok</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>c</td><td>c</td><td>voiceless palatal plosive</td><td>**tʼ**uk</td><td>J</td></tr>
  <tr><td>k</td><td>k</td><td>voiceless velar plosive</td><td>**k**os</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>b</td><td>b</td><td>voiced bilabial plosive</td><td>**b**ez</td><td>p</td></tr>
  <tr><td>d</td><td>d</td><td>voiced alveolar plosive</td><td>**d**ok</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɟ</td><td>J\\</td><td>voiced palatal plosive</td><td>**dʼ**as</td><td>J</td></tr>
  <tr><td>g</td><td>g</td><td>voiced velar plosive</td><td>**g**um</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>f</td><td>f</td><td>voiceless labiodental fricative</td><td>**f**ilm</td><td>f</td></tr>
  <tr><td>v</td><td>v</td><td>voiced labiodental fricative</td><td>**v**es</td><td>f</td></tr>
  <tr><td>s</td><td>s</td><td>voiceless alveolar fricative</td><td>**s**en</td><td>s</td></tr>
  <tr><td>z</td><td>z</td><td>voiced alveolar fricative</td><td>**z**el</td><td>s</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʃ</td><td>S</td><td>voiceless postalveolar fricative</td><td>**š**el</td><td>S</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʒ</td><td>Z</td><td>voiced postalveolar fricative</td><td>**ž**en</td><td>S</td></tr>
  <tr><td>x</td><td>x</td><td>voiceless velar fricative</td><td>**ch**at</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɦ</td><td>h</td><td>voiced glottal fricative</td><td>**h**us</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʦ</td><td>ts</td><td>voiceless alveolar affricate</td><td>**c**o</td><td>s</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʧ</td><td>tS</td><td>voiceless postalveolar affricate</td><td>**č**in</td><td>S</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʣ</td><td>dz</td><td>voiced alveolar affricate</td><td>špi**c**berský</td><td>s</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʤ</td><td>dZ</td><td>voiceless alveolar affricate</td><td>**dž**in</td><td>S</td></tr>
  <tr><td>m</td><td>m</td><td>bilabial nasal</td><td>**m**or</td><td>p</td></tr>
  <tr><td>n</td><td>n</td><td>alveolar nasal</td><td>**n**os</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɲ</td><td>J</td><td>palatal nasal</td><td>**ň**ader</td><td>J</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ŋ</td><td>N</td><td>velar nasal</td><td>ba**n**ka</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>r</td><td>r</td><td>voiced alveolar trill</td><td>**r**ys</td><td>r</td></tr>
  <tr><td>r̝</td><td>r\_r</td><td>voiced raised alveolar fricative trill</td><td>**ř**ez</td><td>r</td></tr>
  <tr><td>r̝̊</td><td>r\_0\_r</td><td>voiceless raised alveolar fricative trill</td><td>ke**ř**</td><td>r</td></tr>
  <tr><td>l</td><td>l</td><td>alveolar lateral approximant</td><td>**l**es</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>j</td><td>j</td><td>palatal approximant</td><td>**j**en</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>w</td><td>w</td><td>labiovelar approximant</td><td>**W**atson</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>r̩</td><td>r\_=</td><td>syllabic voiced alveolar trill</td><td>k**r**k</td><td>r</td></tr>
  <tr><td>l̩</td><td>l\_=</td><td>syllabic alveolar lateral approximant</td><td>v**l**na</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td colspan="5">**Vowels**</td></tr>
  <tr><td>a</td><td>a</td><td>open front unrounded vowel</td><td>l**a**n</td><td>a</td></tr>
  <tr><td>aː</td><td>a:</td><td>long open front unrounded vowel</td><td>l**á**n</td><td>a</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɛ</td><td>E</td><td>open-mid front unrounded vowel</td><td>l**e**t</td><td>E</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɛː</td><td>E:</td><td>long open-mid front unrounded vowel</td><td>l**é**t</td><td>E</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɪ</td><td>l</td><td>near-close near-front unrounded vowel</td><td>b**i**t</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>iː</td><td>i:</td><td>long close front unrounded vowel</td><td>b**í**t</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>o</td><td>o</td><td>close-mid back rounded vowel</td><td>h**o**l</td><td>o</td></tr>
  <tr><td>oː</td><td>o:</td><td>long close-mid back rounded vowel</td><td>g**ó**l</td><td>o</td></tr>
  <tr><td>u</td><td>u</td><td>close back rounded vowel</td><td>p**u**l</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>uː</td><td>u:</td><td>long close back rounded vowel</td><td>p**ů**l</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>a͡u</td><td>au</td><td>diphthong</td><td>**au**to</td><td>a</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɛ͡u</td><td>Eu</td><td>diphthong</td><td>**eu**ro</td><td>E</td></tr>
  <tr><td>o͡u</td><td>ou</td><td>diphthong</td><td>m**ou**k</td><td>o</td></tr>
  <tr><td colspan="5">**Additional Symbols**</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ˈ</td><td>“</td><td>primary stress</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
  <tr><td>.</td><td>.</td><td>syllable boundary</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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