Pronunciation Guide

For those who don’t speak Czech (or German), here’s a quick guide to some of the trickier essential words in the book.

Characters:

Domek Myska - DOUGH-meck MEE-ska

Ora Fischerová - Ora Fish-er-o-VA

Imrich Lanik - IM-rihh LAH-neek

Emil Czernin - Eh-mil CHAIR-neen

Kája - KA-ya

Creatures:

Pijavica - pee-ya-VEE-za

Vodník - vod-NEEK

Bubák - boo-BAK

Places:

Malá Strana - mah-LA STRA-na