How do you say Czechoslovakia?

[FunkyLeprechaun]

I'm doing a presentation tomorrow and I always blub up Czechoslovakia. I'm doing mostly the 1960s so Czech Republic is out of the question.

Thank you for your time.

[MiniMandaRuth]

1. Zec-lo-so-vla-key-ah.

[KitchenWitch]

2. Didn't Czechoslovakia break up into

The Czech Republic and Slovakia?

[FunkyLeprechaun]

8. I think so...

My presentation is about the Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland though... I was bringing up Czechoslovakia as an example (will only mention it once).

[hfojvt]

11. wiki tells me they are calling it

Czechia which I think is far cooler than "The Czech Republic"
but I am still annoyed that the capitol of Norway is no longer in the middle of it. x(

[billyskank]

18. Yes. And they did it really quietly

No civil war, nobody died that I know of, or anything. It seemed as if one day, oh, Czechoslovakia no longer exists, dudes.

My car comes from the Czech Republic.

[rockymountaindem]

3. Check-o-slow-vak-ia

[Iris]

4. My family comes from there

We just say "check-lo-slow-vok-ee-a"

[ZombieNixon]

5. "Hey, can someone read this out for me?"

:P

(CHECK-o-slow-VAK-ee-uh)

[FunkyLeprechaun]

6. Writing the pronounciation down...

Thanks!! :-D

[Left Is Write]

7. I pronounce it like it's spelled.

;)

[FunkyLeprechaun]

10. Alas

like I do! :D

25 years of doing the English language, why can't they write it phonetically instead of adding silly letters?

Like Czech Republic... Come on.. spell it Check republic, once for all!*


*Not meaning to offend here, sorry :(

[realisticphish]

9. Like this

Check-o-sla-vockia

[catbert836]

12. Check-o-slow-va-key-ah

Good luck!

[FunkyLeprechaun]

13. Thank you!

I wrote out the pronounciation... I'm sure my old Speech Therapist would have written it in the funny language they have. (upside down es and such).

but a literal step by step of the word helps me a lot!

And I just learned that Coup was pronounced without a p last week. Damn those french! :( (kidding)

[catbert836]

14. You're very welcome!

Knock 'em dead! :thumbsup:

[pitohui]

15. i simply avoid saying it

lots of things happened in the 60s that didn't involve saying chzechoslavakia, i guarantee, your teacher can check with me herself if she doubts you

[Random_Australian]

16. cheque - oh - sloh -vark - iya

[billyskank]

17. Just remember to pronounce the first syllable "check"

and I don't see how you can go wrong. :hi: