मुक्त ज्ञानकोश विकिपीडिया से
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
Consonants
b b ylb ill
c t ěšit, teď , lať st ew (UK), ty -
d d élkad elta
dz hádz ať
heads (Slovak only)
dʒ dž bánj ab
f f oukat, záchvěv f ocus
ɡ g ag, k dog ag
ɦ h ořetah ead
j j enomspi eva
y ellow
ɟ ď asd ew (UK), dy -
k k olo, ping-pong sc old
l l akl ack
m m oukam ocha
n n ynín inny
ɲ kon ě, laň
cany on
ŋ Han ka
Han k
p p yl, nabob sp ill
r r obotr obot (trilled)
r̝
ř ekasimultaneous [r ] and [ʒ ] (Czech only)
r̝̊
chř est
simultaneous [r ] and [ʃ ] (Czech only)
s s tůls tole
ʃ š elestsh ell
t t en, led st and
ts c enabats
tʃ č asch ase
v v ítrv ittle
x ch omout, práh Bach
ʎ veľ ký
ly (Slovak only)
z z imaz oo
ʒ ž árfus ion
IPA Examples
nearest English equivalent
Monophthongs
short
a ma tka
mu tt, ma t
ɛ le t
le t
ɪ kli d
ki d
o po d
po t
u ku p
coo p
long
aː
má ma
as above, but longer
ɛː
lé tat
iː
klí t
clea t
oː
mó da
as above, but longer
uː
ú rodaků lna
Diphthongs
ou
lou ka
lo cal
ɛu
pneu monie
say oo
au
au toou t
wo
jahô d
woe (Slovak only)
Syllabic consonants
l̩
Vl tava
little
l̩ː
vĺ ča
little l eft (long. Slovak only)
r̩
vr ba
US: ver b (trilled)
r̩ː
vŕ ba
US: ver b (trilled, long. Slovak only)
Stress
ˈ Stress falls on the first syllable of a word
