ਮਦਦ:ਚੈੱਕ ਅਤੇ ਸਲੋਵਾਕ ਲਈ IPA

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Czech language and Slovak language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

Stress is always on the first syllable.

English approximations are in some cases very loose, and only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation. See Czech phonology and Slovak language for a more thorough look at the sounds.

IPAExamplesnearest English equivalent
ਵਿਅੰਜਨ
bbylbill
ctěšit, teď, laťstew (UK), ty-
ddélkadelta
dzdzheads (Slovak only)
bánjab
ffoukat, záchvěvfocus
ɡgag, kdogag
ɦhořetahead
jjenomyellow
ɟďasdew (UK), dy-
kkolo, ping-pongscold
llaklack
mmoukamocha
nnyníninny
ɲkoně, laňcanyon
ŋHankaHank
ppyl, nabobspill
rrobotrobot (trilled)
řekasimultaneous [r] and [ʒ] (Czech only)
r̝̊chřestsimultaneous [r] and [ʃ] (Czech only)
sstůlstole
ʃšelestshell
tten, ledstand
tscenabats
časchase
vvítrvittle
wpravda, krvcrowd (Slovak only)
xchomout, práhBach
ʎveľfailure (Slovak only)
zzimazoo
ʒžárfusion
IPAExamplesnearest English equivalent
Monophthongs
short
amatkafather
ɛlet, päťlet
ɪklid, bylkid
opodpot
ukupcoop
long
mámaas above, but longer
ɛːlétat
klít, býtcleat
módaas above, but longer
úroda, kůlna
Diphthongs
ouloukalocal
ɛupneumoniesay oo
auautoout
wojahôdwoe (Slovak only)
japiatyyoung (Slovak only)
vierayes (Slovak only)
juvyššiuuse (Slovak only)
Syllabic consonants
Vltavalittle
l̩ːvĺčalittle left (long. Slovak only)
vrbaUS: verb (trilled)
r̩ːvŕbaUS: verb (trilled, long. Slovak only)
Stress
ˈStress falls on the first syllable of a word

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