Czech/Basics

Personal pronouns In Czech there are ten personal pronouns. Czech uses two different pronouns for the English "you". Each third person singular pronoun got its own counterpart in plural (while only they is used in English). Let's take a look at the table with the primary forms (nominative) of the Czech personal pronouns : number person gender English Czech Pronunciation /IPA/ singular 1st mas., fem., neut. I já [jaː] 2nd mas., fem., neut. you ty [tɪ] 3rd mas. he on [ɔn] fem. she ona [ɔna] neut. it ono [ɔnɔ] plural 1st mas., fem., neut. we my [mɪ] 2nd mas., fem., neut. you vy [vɪ] 3rd mas. they oni [ɔɲɪ] fem. they ony [ɔnɪ] neut. they ona [ɔna] For declination of the Czech personal pronouns and for details about them, see section Czech/Pronouns. Important verbs To be The translation of to be is být [biːt]. It is pronounced in the same way like the English word beat. EnglishCzech Pronunciation /IPA/singular1st personI am já jsem[jaː sɛm]2nd personyou are ty jsi[tɪ sɪ]3rd personhe/she/it is on/ona/ono je[ɔn/ɔna/ɔnɔ jɛ]plural1st personwe are my jsme[mɪ smɛ]2nd personyou arevy jste[vɪ stɛ]3rd personthey are oni/ony jsou[ɔɲɪ/ɔnɪ/ɔna soʊ̯] To have The translation of to have is mít [miːt]. It is pronounced in the same way like the English word meat. EnglishCzech Pronunciation /IPA/singular1st personI have já mám[jaː maːm]2nd personyou have ty máš[tɪ maːʃ]3rd personhe/she/it has on/ona/ono má[ɔn/ɔna/ɔnɔ maː]plural1st personwe have my máme[mɪ maːmɛ]2nd personyou havevy máte[vɪ maːtɛ]3rd personthey have oni/ony mají[ɔɲɪ/ɔnɪ/ɔna majiː]