Free Text-To-Speech and Text-to-MP3 for Czech

How to convert Czech text to MP3

1. Type or paste your text into the box above (up to 3,000 characters per day for free).
2. Choose a voice from the list.
3. Click Read to listen in your browser, or Download as MP3 to save the audio file.

No account, no app and no AWS account are needed. Longer texts are processed in the background; please keep the page open until the audio is ready.

Free limit and premium plans

The free converter allows 3,000 characters per day (about 375 words). Your usage today is shown below the converter and resets every day.

Need more? Premium plans range from a 24-hour pass to monthly and yearly plans with up to 10 million characters. Every yearly plan includes access to the text-to-speech API.

Commercial use of the MP3 files

You may use the MP3 files created with ttsMP3 in commercial and non-commercial projects – for example YouTube voiceovers, podcasts, presentations, e-learning courses, websites and apps. This applies to free and paid usage, and you do not have to credit ttsMP3 (a mention is always appreciated). See commercial use of text to speech for details.

Czech voices

For Czech you can choose between these voices: Jitka. All of them are Amazon Polly voices and pronounce your text with a native Czech accent. In total ttsMP3 offers 74 regular voices in 41 languages and accents.

Pauses, emphasis, speed and pitch (SSML)

You can control the speech with SSML tags directly in your text. Here are the most useful ones:

Add a break

Mary had a little lamb <break time="1s"/> Whose fleece was white as snow.

Emphasizing words

I already told you I <emphasis level="strong">really like</emphasis> that person.

Speed

For dramatic purposes, you might wish to <prosody rate="slow">slow down the speaking rate of your text.</prosody>
Or if you are in a hurry <prosody rate="fast">you may want to speed it up a bit.</prosody>

Pitch

Do you like synthesized speech <prosody pitch="high">with a pitch that is higher than normal?</prosody>
Or do you prefer your speech <prosody pitch="-20%">with a somewhat lower pitch?</prosody>

Whisper

<amazon:effect name="whispered">If you make any noise,</amazon:effect> she said, <amazon:effect name="whispered">they will hear us.</amazon:effect>

Conversations

You can switch between speakers within one text:

[speaker:Brian] Hello Emma
[speaker:Emma] Hey Brian
[speaker:Brian] How are you doing?
[speaker:Emma] I am fine. May I invite you to a cup of tea?

Please remove diacritical signs from the speaker names: Léa = Lea, Penélope = Penelope.

Need more effects? See our SSML guide with examples or the Amazon SSML tags for Amazon Polly.

Facts about the Czech language:

The Czech language, also called čeština, is a West Slavic language rooted in the region of Bohemia, now part of the modern Czech Republic. Its history dates back to the early medieval period, and it shares many characteristics with its sibling languages, Slovak and Polish.

Czech is noteworthy for its complex system of declension and a rich inventory of vowel sounds, including long and short forms, as well as several diphthongs. Unlike English, Czech consonants can form clusters without vowels, leading to tongue-twisters like "strč prst skrz krk" (stick a finger through the throat).

One historical peculiarity of Czech is the use of the "háček" or "caron" diacritic, which looks like a little "v" above certain letters. This changes the pronunciation of consonants markedly—take "č" pronounced as 'ch' in "church," "š" as 'sh' in "shush," or "ř", a unique Czech sound impossible to find in English. The language is also famous for a heavy reliance on inflection, with a vast array of endings altering words to express different grammatical cases, numbers, and tenses. This complexity is a source of pride to many Czechs and sometimes a hurdle for language learners.

Poet Jan Hus's orthographic reforms in the 15th century made Czech a pioneer in using diacritics, which significantly shaped the written form of the language. Despite historical pressures, such as periods of Germanization during Habsburg rule, Czech survived and even thrived, undergoing a national revival in the 19th century, which saw the reaffirmation of Czech identity and language.

The Czech language's resilience and ability to survive through complex periods in history reflect the tenacity and cultural richness of the Czech people. Today, it not only embodies Slavic heritage but also carries with it a tale of persistence, making it a fascinating subject for linguists and historians alike. While it poses challenges to learners with its syntactic and phonetic intricacies, Czech remains a language of poetic beauty and robust practicality, deeply intertwined with the cultural fabric of its native speakers.

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