Pronunciation

Vowels

The accent mark above a letter doesn't mean the vowel is stressed. It means it's long.

a
like 'a' in "barn"

e
like 'e' in "red"

ě
like 'ye' in "yet"

i
like 'i' in "machine"

o
like 'o' in "mole"

u
like 'ou' in "you"

ů
same as 'u', but corresponds to 'o' in other languages

y
same as 'i'