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=== Reading Old Texts  ===
=== Reading Old Texts  ===


Spelling rules were not standardized in earlier centuries. In Czech, the following spelling variations are common:  
Here are some letter combinations you may encounter in the old texts and their modern equivalents:


'''cz''' read as '''c''' or '''č'''<br>
'''cz''' read as '''c''' or '''č'''<br>'''cž/čz''' read as'''č'''<br>'''rz/rž''' read as '''ř'''<br>'''ss''' read as '''š'''<br>'''g''' read as '''j'''<br>'''y''' read as '''y''' or '''j''' <br>'''j''' read as '''í'''<br>'''v''' read as '''u''' (at the beginning of words)<br>'''ie''' read as '''ě'''<br>'''au''' read as '''ou'''<br>'''w''' read as '''v'''<br>
'''cž/čz''' read as'''č'''<br>
'''rz/rž''' read as '''ř'''<br>
'''ss''' read as '''š'''<br>
'''g''' read as '''j'''<br>
'''y''' read as '''y''' or '''j''' <br>
'''j''' read as '''í'''<br>
'''v''' read as '''u''' (at the beginning of words)<br>
'''ie''' read as '''ě'''<br>
'''au''' read as '''ou'''<br>
'''w''' read as '''v'''<br>


=== Language Aids  ===
=== Language Aids  ===
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