IPA | Examples | nearest English equivalent |
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Monophthongs | ||
short | ||
a | matka | father |
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 |
IPA | Examples | nearest English equivalent |
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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) |
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r̝̊ | chřest | simultaneous [r] and [ʃ] (Czech only) |
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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 |