This year, I spelled “Happy Birthday” to my Czech tutor as…”Přítel fořt,” or “My Friend the Gamekeeper!”

Almost every word in this hilarious folk song has my favorite Czech letter – you know, the “r” that doesn’t go “r” as in the Spanish “Pedro?” The one with the hacek? The one that goes “rzh?”

Yes. THAT letter.

Back in September, I promised Mr. Ondřej Škvařil that I would sing this song for his birthday, all ř’s included. Guess what? I only made it through the first verse, but in my case, that’s saying a lot.

Even the title was a challenge: PRZHITEL FORZHT. If you’re Czech or learning it, you know my plight.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXxxBOekC-E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXxxBOekC-E)

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3 comments

  2. It’s a good song to use to improve your ř, I guess. It’s up to you though, we can’t really help you with that, practise, practise, practise! 😀

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