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Monophthongs

Letter Sound Example in Slovak word Example
A a /ʌ/ abeceda (alphabet) sun
Á á /ɑː/ áno (yes) far
Ä ä /ε/, /æ/ päť (five) cat
B b /b/ brat (brother) break
C c /ts/ cibuľa (onion) tsunami
Č č /tʃ/ čučoriedka (blueberry) match
D d /d/ dom (house) do
Ď ď /ɟ/ ďakujem (thank you) - <ref name=":0">I couldn't think of any suitable example. If you can find an example, please add it or let me know.</ref>
Dz dz /dz/ medzi (between) - <ref name=":0" />
Dž dž /dʒ/ em (jam) jam
E e /ε/ egreš (gooseberry) dress
É é /εː/ anténa (antenna) - <ref name=":0" />
F f /f/ farba (colour) face
G g /g/ gaštan (chestnut) grow
H h /h/ hokej (hockey) high
Ch ch chorý (ill) - <ref name=":0" />
I i /ɪ/ ihla (needle, pin) city
Í í /iː/ zívnuť (yawn) tree
J j /j/ jablko (apple) yes
K k /k/ krava (cow) call
L l /l/ láska (love) let
Ľ ľ /ʎ/ ľalia (lilly) similar to Spanish ll <ref name=":0" />
Ĺ ĺ /lː/ stĺp (column) - <ref name=":0" />
M m /m/ m(man) man
N n /n/ noha (leg) name
Ň ň /ɲ/ dlaň (palm) similar to Spanish ñ <ref name=":0" />
O o /ɒ/ opica (monkey) body
Ó ó /ɔː/ telefón (telephone) door
P p /p/ pes (dog) put
Q q /kv/ aqua sequence
R r /r/ ružová (pink) read
Ŕ ŕ /rː/ vŕba (willow) <ref name=":0" />
S s /s/ sliepka (hen) sad
Š š /ʃ/ šunka (ham) shoe
T t /t/ tuniak (tuna) take
Ť ť ťava (camel) <ref name=":0" />
U u /ʊ/ ujo (uncle) foot
Ú ú /uː/ ústa (mouth) choose
V v /v/ vlajka (flag) voice
W w /v/ kiwi voice
X x /ks/ taxi taxi
Y y /ɪ/ syr (cheese) city
Ý ý /iː/ skrývať (hide) tree
Z z /z/ zebra zero
Ž ž /ʒ/ žaluď (acorn) vision

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