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.
IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
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ਵਿਅੰਜਨ
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b
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byl
|
bill
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c
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těšit, teď, lať
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stew (UK), ty-
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d
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délka
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delta
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dz
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hádzať
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heads (Slovak only)
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dʒ
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džbán
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jab
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f
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foukat, záchvěv
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focus
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ɡ
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gag, kdo
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gag
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ɦ
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hořet
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ahead
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j
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jenom
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yellow
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ɟ
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ďas
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dew (UK), dy-
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k
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kolo, ping-pong
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scold
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l
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lak
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lack
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m
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mouka
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mocha
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n
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nyní
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ninny
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ɲ
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koně, laň
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canyon
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ŋ
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Hanka
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Hank
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p
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pyl, nabob
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spill
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r
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robot
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robot (trilled)
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r̝
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řeka
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simultaneous [r] and [ʒ] (Czech only)
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r̝̊
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chřest
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simultaneous [r] and [ʃ] (Czech only)
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s
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stůl
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stole
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ʃ
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šelest
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shell
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t
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ten, led
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stand
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ts
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cena
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bats
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tʃ
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čas
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chase
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v
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vítr
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vittle
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w
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pravda, krv
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crowd (Slovak only)
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x
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chomout, práh
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Bach
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ʎ
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veľký
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failure (Slovak only)
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z
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zima
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zoo
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ʒ
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žár
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fusion
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IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
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Monophthongs
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short
|
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a
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matka
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father
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ɛ
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let, päť
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let
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ɪ
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klid, byl
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kid
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o
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pod
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pot
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u
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kup
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coop
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long
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aː
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máma
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as above, but longer
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ɛː
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létat
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iː
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klít, být
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cleat
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oː
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móda
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as above, but longer
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uː
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úroda, kůlna
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Diphthongs
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ou
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louka
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local
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ɛu
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pneumonie
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say oo
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au
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auto
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out
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wo
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jahôd
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woe (Slovak only)
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ja
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piaty
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young (Slovak only)
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jɛ
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viera
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yes (Slovak only)
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ju
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vyššiu
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use (Slovak only)
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Syllabic consonants
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l̩
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Vltava
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little
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l̩ː
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vĺča
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little left (long. Slovak only)
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r̩
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vrba
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US: verb (trilled)
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r̩ː
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vŕba
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US: verb (trilled, long. Slovak only)
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Stress
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ˈ
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Stress falls on the first syllable of a word
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