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Slovak/Slovak alphabet
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Slovak alphabet (slovenská abeceda) & pronunciation
Slovak Alphabet
English Sound
Pronunciation Example
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A a a as in apple
Á á aː as in father
Ä ä æ, ɛ as in aerial
B b b as in brother
C c t͡s as in cats
Č č t͡ʃ as in match
D d d as in do
Ď ď ɟ, dʲ as in dew
Dz dz d͡z as in beds
Dž dž d͡ʒ as in John
E e e as in enter
É é eː as in their
F f f as in foot
G g ɡ as in go
H h ɦ as in house
Ch ch x as in the German Bach
I i ɪ as in sit
Í í iː as in sea,
J j j as in you
K k k as in king
L l l, l̩ as in love
Ĺ ĺ l̩ː as in Luvre
Ľ ľ ʎ, lʲ as in million
M m m as in mother
N n n as in net
Ň ň ɲ, nʲ as in news
O o ɔ as in orbit
Ó ó ɔː as in door
Ô ô u̯o as in won't
P p p as in power
Q q kv as in kvet
R r r, r̩ as in rain
Ŕ ŕ r̩ː as in Roma
S s s as in star
Š š ʃ as in shower
T t t as in take
Ť ť c, tʲ as in tube
U u u as in tuna
Ú ú uː as in fool
V v v as in vision
W w v as in water
X x ks as in taxi
Y y ɪ as in city
Ý ý iː as in feel
Z z z as in zebra
Ž ž ʒ as in pleasure