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alphabets
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The Slovak alphabet
| A |
a |
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u |
sound in fun |
| Á |
á |
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a |
sound in father |
| Ä |
ä |
: |
e |
sound in set |
| B |
b |
: |
b |
sound in bat |
| C |
c |
: |
ts |
sound in bits |
| Č |
č |
: |
ch |
sound in chat |
| D |
d |
: |
d |
sound in dog |
| Ď |
ď |
: |
dy |
sound like 'du' in duel |
| DZ |
dz |
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sound like 'ds' in bids |
| DŽ |
dž |
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sound like 'j' in jam |
| E |
e |
: |
e |
sound in red |
| É |
é |
: |
ai |
sound in pair |
| F |
f |
: |
f |
sound in far |
| G |
g |
: |
g |
sound in gap |
| H |
h |
: |
h |
sound in hot |
| CH |
ch |
: |
ch |
sound in loch (aspirated) |
| I |
i |
: |
i |
sound in fit |
| Í |
í |
: |
ee |
sound in bee |
| J |
j |
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y |
sound in yes |
| K |
k |
: |
k |
sound in kit |
| L |
l |
: |
l |
sound in lip |
| Ĺ |
ĺ |
: |
l |
sound in lip (elongated) |
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| Ľ |
ľ |
: |
ly |
sound like 'lli' in colliery |
| M |
m |
: |
m |
sound in mat |
| N |
n |
: |
n |
sound in nut |
| Ň |
ň |
: |
ny |
sound like 'n' in onion |
| O |
o |
: |
o |
sound in hot |
| Ó |
ó |
: |
oo |
sound in door |
| Ô |
ô |
: |
u |
sound in lurid |
| P |
p |
: |
p |
sound in pin |
| R |
r |
: |
r |
sound in rat (often rolled) |
| Ŕ |
ŕ |
: |
r |
sound in rat (elongated and rolled) |
| S |
s |
: |
s |
sound in sun |
| Š |
š |
: |
sh |
sound in ship |
| T |
t |
: |
t |
sound in top |
| Ť |
ť |
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ty |
sound like 'tu' in tune |
| U |
u |
: |
u |
sound in push |
| Ú |
ú |
: |
oo |
sound in fool |
| V |
v |
: |
v |
sound in vat |
| Y |
y |
: |
i |
sound in bit |
| Ý |
ý |
: |
ee |
sound in bee |
| Z |
z |
: |
z |
sound in zip |
| Ž |
ž |
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zh |
sound like 's' in treasure |
| Qq, Ww, Xx |
in foreign words only |
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NOTE: the digraphs "dz", "dž" and "ch" are treated as single characters.
Phonetic variations
| au |
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sounds like 'ou' in hour |
| ia |
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sounds like 'ya' in yam |
| ie |
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sounds like 'ye' in yes |
| iu |
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sounds like 'u' in lute |
| ou |
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sounds like 'oe' in toe |
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| kd |
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gd |
sound like 'gged' in tagged |
| mě |
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sounds like 'm-n-ye' |
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The Slovak alphabet as defined on this web page
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UTF-8 |
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enter as ampersand, hash, 3-digit number, semi-colon:
| Capital A, acute |
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Á |
| Small a, acute |
= |
á |
| Capital A, umlaut |
= |
Ä |
| Small a, umlaut |
= |
ä |
| Capital C, caron |
= |
Č |
| Small c, caron |
= |
č |
| Capital D, caron |
= |
Ď |
| Small d, caron |
= |
ď |
| Capital E, acute |
= |
É |
| Small e, acute |
= |
é |
| Capital I, acute |
= |
Í |
| Small i, acute |
= |
í |
| Capital L, acute |
= |
Ĺ |
| Small l, acute |
= |
ĺ |
| Capital L, caron |
= |
Ľ |
| Small l, caron |
= |
ľ |
| Capital N, caron |
= |
Ň |
| Small n, caron |
= |
ň |
| Capital O, acute |
= |
Ó |
| Small o, acute |
= |
ó |
| Capital O, circumflex |
= |
Ô |
| Small o, circumflex |
= |
ô |
| Capital R, acute |
= |
Ŕ |
| Small r, acute |
= |
ŕ |
| Capital S, caron |
= |
Š |
| Small s, caron |
= |
š |
| Capital T, caron |
= |
Ť |
| Small t, caron |
= |
ť |
| Capital U, acute |
= |
Ú |
| Small u, acute |
= |
ú |
| Capital Y, acute |
= |
Ý |
| Small y, acute |
= |
ý |
| Capital Z, caron |
= |
Ž |
| Small z, caron |
= |
ž |
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