| IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
| Consonants
|
| b
|
byl
|
bill
|
| c
|
těšit, teď, lať
|
stew (UK), ty-
|
| d
|
délka
|
delta
|
| dz
|
hádzať
|
heads (Slovak only)
|
| dʒ
|
džbán
|
jab
|
| f
|
foukat, záchvěv
|
focus
|
| ɡ
|
gag, kdo
|
gag
|
| ɦ
|
hořet
|
ahead
|
| j
|
jenom, spieva
|
yellow
|
| ɟ
|
ďas
|
dew (UK), dy-
|
| k
|
kolo, ping-pong
|
scold
|
| l
|
lak
|
lack
|
| m
|
mouka
|
mocha
|
| n
|
nyní
|
ninny
|
| ɲ
|
koně, laň
|
canyon
|
| ŋ
|
Hanka
|
Hank
|
| p
|
pyl, nabob
|
spill
|
| r
|
robot
|
robot (trilled)
|
| r̝
|
řeka
|
simultaneous [r] and [ʒ] (Czech only)
|
| r̝̊
|
chřest
|
simultaneous [r] and [ʃ] (Czech only)
|
| s
|
stůl
|
stole
|
| ʃ
|
šelest
|
shell
|
| t
|
ten, led
|
stand
|
| ts
|
cena
|
bats
|
| tʃ
|
čas
|
chase
|
| v
|
vítr
|
vittle
|
| x
|
chomout, práh
|
Bach
|
| ʎ
|
veľký
|
ly (Slovak only)
|
| z
|
zima
|
zoo
|
| ʒ
|
žár
|
fusion
|
|
| IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
| Monophthongs
|
| short
|
|
| a
|
matka
|
mutt, mat
|
| ɛ
|
let
|
let
|
| ɪ
|
klid
|
kid
|
| o
|
pod
|
pot
|
| u
|
kup
|
coop
|
| long
|
|
| aː
|
máma
|
as above, but longer
|
| ɛː
|
létat
|
| iː
|
klít
|
cleat
|
| oː
|
móda
|
as above, but longer
|
| uː
|
úroda, kůlna
|
| Diphthongs
|
| ou
|
louka
|
local
|
| ɛu
|
pneumonie
|
say oo
|
| au
|
auto
|
out
|
| wo
|
jahôd
|
woe (Slovak only)
|
| Syllabic consonants
|
| l̩
|
Vltava
|
little
|
| l̩ː
|
vĺča
|
little left (long. Slovak only)
|
| r̩
|
vrba
|
US: verb (trilled)
|
| r̩ː
|
vŕba
|
US: verb (trilled, long. Slovak only)
|
| Stress
|
| ˈ
|
Stress falls on the first syllable of a word
|
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