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Hello and welcome again to the ABC of Czech. Today I'm here with Daniela Lazarova and it's time for the letter "B". I'll give you a hint: brewery, barrel, belly... Yes, we are going to talk about beer or "pivo". Beer and the Czech Republic are inseparable and if you ever visit the country, even if you are not a great beer-drinker, you should at least try it...

!!!NOTICE!!! In order to properly view letters from the Czech alphabet it is necessary to set your browser to Central European languages. Do all the accent marks above Czech letters puzzle you? Have you always wondered how to pronounce the name of the Czech composer Antonín Dvoøák correctly? Now is your chance to find out, in this week's ABC of Czech with Pavla Horakova.

Welcome to the first in our new series of programmes dedicated to the Czech language. Every Wednesday, the tune you've just heard will tell you that another mystery of the Czech language is going to be dealt with shortly.