Slovak Pronunciation Guide
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A a, Á á, Ä ä, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, Dz dz, Dž dž, E e, É é, F f, G g,
H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ĺ ĺ, Ľ ľ, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p,
Q q, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, V v,
W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž
Slovak is a Slavic language.
The letters d, n, and t are usually softened when followed by e or i.
Letters not listed below are pronounced approximately as in English.
--Dick Oakes
A, a - a as in father (short) Á á - a as in father (long) Ä ä - e as in let E, e - e as in let É, é - prolonged e as in where I, i - i as in machine (short) Í, í - i as in machine (long) O, o - o as in gone (short) Ó, ó - o as in gone (long) Ô, ô - the dipthong uo as in whoa U, u - u as in duke Ú, ú - u as in duke (long) Y, y - i as in machine (short); same as I, i Ý, ý - i as in machine (long); same as Í, í C, c - c as in dance Ch, ch - ch as in loch Č, č - c as in cello Ď, ď - a soft dy (the apostrophe on ď, rather than the caron, is preferred in typesetting) Dz, dz - dz adze DŽ, dž - dg as in edge J, j - y as in yes Ľ, ľ - ly as in halyard Ĺ, ĺ - ll in million Ň, ň - ny as in canyon R, r - slightly rolled Š š - s as in sugar Ť ť - t as in tune W, w - v as in van (found only in foreign words) Ž ž - z as in azure
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