Slovak/Slovak alphabet

Slovak alphabet (slovenská abeceda) & pronunciation
Slovak Alphabet

English Sound

Pronunciation Example


 * 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