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Czech words with long í or ý

Czech í and ý are both pronounced /iː/ — long "ee" sound. Spelling differs by grammar; the sound is identical.

Both í (soft i with čárka) and ý (hard y with čárka) make the same long /iː/ sound. The spelling distinction is historical and grammatical — for pronunciation purposes they're identical.

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