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'''Strč prst skrz krk''' ({{Audio|StrcPrstSkrzKrk.ogg|listen}}) is a [[Czech language|Czech]] and [[Slovak language|Slovak]] [[tongue-twister]] meaning "stick your finger |
'''Strč prst skrz krk''' ({{Audio|StrcPrstSkrzKrk.ogg|listen}}) is a [[Czech language|Czech]] and [[Slovak language|Slovak]] [[tongue-twister]] meaning "stick your finger through your throat". |
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The sentence is well known for having a total absence of vowels. It is often used as an example of such phrase when [[Language education|learning]] Czech as a [[foreign language]]. Sometimes in the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]], the phrase is used to judge whether or not a particular person is [[drunk]]. |
The sentence is well known for having a total absence of vowels. It is often used as an example of such phrase when [[Language education|learning]] Czech as a [[foreign language]]. Sometimes in the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]], the phrase is used to judge whether or not a particular person is [[drunk]]. |
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Revision as of 12:12, 2 April 2009
Strč prst skrz krk (ⓘ) is a Czech and Slovak tongue-twister meaning "stick your finger through your throat".
The sentence is well known for having a total absence of vowels. It is often used as an example of such phrase when learning Czech as a foreign language. Sometimes in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the phrase is used to judge whether or not a particular person is drunk.
The phrase is also the subtitle of the Swiss newspaper La Distinction. [1]
There is an even longer phrase with no vowels in Czech language: "Prd krt skrz drn, zprv zhlt hrst zrn" ("A mole broke wind through grass, having swallowed a handful of grains"), though it relies on irregular and obsolete forms, whereas Strč prst skrz krk does not.
In some Slavic languages 'R' can be syllabic, in addition to vowels. "Strč prst skrz krk", is a good example.
See also
External links
- Template:Fr icon "Le virelangue - jazykolam : strč prst skrz krk" - Radio Prague article about the phrase
- Template:En icon "Strč prst skrz krk t-shirt" - T-shirts