"Jméno mojí dcery je Žofie."

Translation: My daughter's name is Žofie.

[MaarikaVaa]

What is the correct way to pronounce the word "dcera"? Should the first letter "d " be heard somehow or not?

[VladaFu]

Normally the d is silent. In some recitation you could pronounce it, but it is bookish, it sounds strange.

[JeanneJACQ2]

Why can not I say My daughter is called Žofie. Sometimes you want an exact translation and sometimes the gist of the sentence. It is hard to know which is which.

[VladaFu]

Use the most direct translation unless it leads to strange, archaic, or little used English.

[strubkin]

Can I say "the name of my daughter is Zofie"?