List of Slovak Consonants

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Wish to know do you know the consonants present in Slovak language? In articulatory phonetics, a Slovak consonant is known as a speech sound which is articulated with full or simply partial closure in the vocal region. The word consonant is additionally employed to talk about a letter of the Slovak alphabet which indicates a consonant sound. Learn More

Slovak Consonants Chart

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Slovak Consonants in Alphabet

b	like 'b' in "baby"
c	like 'ts' in "bets"
č	like 'ch' in "church"
d	like 'd' in "day"
ď	like 'dge' in "edge" [more of a 'j' sound in 'judge']
DZ	like 'ds' in "roads"
DŽ	like 'j' in "juice"
f	like 'f' in "fine"
g	like 'g' in "game" ( hard g sound )
h	like 'h' in "hot", regardless of its position in the word
CH	hard aspirated sound like the 'ch' in "loch"
j	like 'y' in "yes"
k	like 'k' in "kick"
l	like 'l' in "luck"
ĺ	( hold this l a little longer ); seldom used [similar to the 'll' in "call"]
ľ	like the 'ly' in "halyard"
m	like 'm' in "moon"
n	like 'n' in "nine"
ň	like 'ny' in "canyon"
ô	like 'wa' in "want"
p	like 'p' in "paper"
q	like 'q' in "quest"
r	like spanish 'r' in "rico" ( slightly trilled )
ŕ	like spanish 'rr' in "carro" ( longer trilled )
s	like 's' in "son"
š	like 'sh' in "fish"
t	like 't' in "hot"
ť	like 'tu' in "tune" [end of words gives off a palatal 'tch' sound in "snitch"]
v	like 'v' in "van"
w	like 'v' in "vest" [only used in foreign words]
x	like 'ks' in "bricks"
z	like 'z' in "zero"
ž	like 'su' in "pleasure"

Slovak Diphthongs in Alphabet

au	like the 'ow' in "cow"
ia	like 'ia' in "piano"
ie	like 'ea' in "fear"
iu	like 'ew' in "new"
ô	like 'wo' in "woke"

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