Counting to ten in Czech
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers. Play the ten Czech words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Czech phrases in this lesson
- JednaYED-na
- One
- Dvadva
- Two
- Třitzhih
- Three
- ČtyřiCHTYH-zhih
- Four
- Pětpyet
- Five
- Šestshest
- Six
- SedmSE-dum
- Seven
- OsmO-sum
- Eight
- DevětDE-vyet
- Nine
- DesetDEH-set
- Ten
The feminine form of one, used for counting. Czech numbers change form based on gender: "jeden" (masculine), "jedna" (feminine), "jedno" (neuter). In everyday counting, "jedna" is most common.
The masculine form. For feminine nouns use "dvě" (dvyeh), for example "dvě piva" (two beers). Numbers in Czech agree with noun gender.
Contains the "ř" sound, one of Czech's most distinctive letters. It is a simultaneous trill and fricative. Even approximating it will impress locals.
The "č" is like "ch" in "church". The cluster "čty" is tricky at first but becomes easier with practice. Czech numbers up to four change form by gender.
From five onwards, Czech numbers no longer change by gender, making things simpler. The "ě" sounds like "ye".
A useful base number. Czech uses a decimal system and the teens are formed by adding "-náct" to the base numbers, for example "patnáct" (fifteen).