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"Heavens!"/Notes

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3341485"Heavens!" — NotesVáclav Emanuel Mourek and Jane MourekAlois Vojtěch Šmilovský

NOTES.

Every word and name in Bohemian has the accent on the first syllable.

Chvojan. Pron. Ghvo -yan . The Ch in this word has the same guttural sound as in Suchdol, Neducha, Smíchov (the Irish gh in “Lough”) .

Jiskra. Pron. Yis-kra .

Kac̓er. Pron. Catch - er.

Knír̓ová. Pron. Kneersh-o-vá.

Kuc̓erova. Pron. Kootch-er-o-vá.

Labutín. Pron. La-boo-teen.

Ledecký. Pron. Led-ets-kee.

Macek. Pron. Mats-ek.

Mánes. The name of a celebrated Bohemian painter. Pron. Má-nes, in two syllables.

Neducha. Pron. Ned-oogh-a (compare Suchdol).

“Nudles.” A kind of vermicelli put into soup.

Omoc̓il. Pron. Om-o-chil.

Ovenec. Pron. Ov-en-ets.

Pepíc̓ek. Pron. Pep-ee-check. (Term of endearment for Joseph.)

Poc̓ernický, Poc̓ernic. Pron. Potch-er-nits-kee, Potch-er-nits.

Rades̓ín. Pron. Rad-esh-een.

Smíchov. Pron. Smeegh-of.

Štambera. Pron. Shtam-ber-a.

St. George’s. Formerly the prison for delinquent priests in Prague, but no longer in existence.

Suchdol. Pron. Soogh-dol (the gh like the Irish in “Lough”).

“The Lord Jesus Christ be praised!” This is a usual salutation amongst the people in Bohemia.

Václav Cvok. Pron. Váts-laf Tsvok.

Vavrus̓ková. Pron. Vav-roosh-ko-vá.

Vojte̓ch Šmilovský. Pron. Voy-tyegh Shmee-lof-skee.

Záluz̓í. Pron. Zá-loo-jee (the á like the English a in “balm;” the j with the French sound in “jour,” or the English s in “pleasure”).


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