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Letter Approximate proninciation in English Slovak examples
b as in but treba, robiť, akoby, bývať
c as in its vec, cesta, práca, noc
č as in child čo, čas, prečo, číslo
d as in date do, teda, dom,
ď as in during choď, ďalší, ďakovať
dz as ts but voiced medzi, mládza, hrdza
dž as č but voiced as in jam džbán, džavotať, džungľa
f as in face forma, farba, fosfor
g as in to go orgán, fragment, gaštan
h h with strong emphasis hlava, hruď, hoci, noha
ch Scottish ch , Russian x ich, nech, trocha, ach
j as in yes ja, aj, jeho, vojna
k k closed as in nickel ako, kto, keby
l as in lead slnko, dlhý, plný, okolo
ľ as in lurid veľa, veľmi, podľa
ĺ long l žĺtok, chĺpok, stĺp
m as in milk sám, možno, mesto
n as in not na, on, strana, ráno
ň as in news oheň, kameň, mňa
p closed as in open po, práve, pán, aspoň
r trilled as in Scottish preto, ruka, dobre, tvár
ŕ long r mŕtvy, hŕba, vŕtať, tŕpneš
s as in to save sa, prísť, starý, písať, istý
š as in she váš, štyri, duša, píš
t closed as in not tento, stál, takto, otvor
ť as in tutor ťažký, byť, mať, dosť
v as in very svoj, nový, vravieť, vysoký
z as in zone za, začať, zem, zlý
ž as in television že, život, vždy, živý
q kv as in quality ---------------
w as in very ------------
x as in next taxa, prax, Alex, taxi