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1 vowel
1) (in English and many other languages, the letters a, e, i, o, u.) samohláska2) ((also vowel sound) any of the sounds represented by these five letters or by y, or by combination of these with each other and/or w.) samohláska* * *• samohláska -
2 an
[ə(n)]indef. article(a is used before words beginning with a consonant eg a boy, or consonant sound eg a union; an is used before words beginning with a vowel eg an owl, or vowel sound eg an honour.)1) (one: There is a boy in the garden.) jeden, nějaký2) (any; every: An owl can see in the dark.) každý3) (for each; per: We earn $6 an hour.) za; po* * *• neurčitý člen• nějaký -
3 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ten, ta, to, ti, ty, ta1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *• to• určitý člen• ta• ten -
4 diphthong
['difƟoŋ](two vowel sounds pronounced as one syllable: The vowel sound in `out' is a diphthong.) dvojhláska* * *• dvojhláska -
5 thy
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6 syllable
['siləbl](a word or part of a word usually containing a vowel sound: `Cheese' has one syllable, `but-ter' two and `mar-ga-rine' three.) slabika- syllabic* * *• slabika
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