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Slovak for foreigners, Pronunciation guide, lesson 4 Soft spelling rule Before e,í and i you usually pronounce d, t, n, l as soft ď, ť, ň, ľ. In othe words the soft sign is omitted in the spelling : ď dedina, sedem, vidím ť otec, deti, tisíc ň nemá, nič Voiced and voiceless sounds In each of these pairs the first consonant letter is normally voiced in pronunciation(with humming vocal chords) the second is its nearest voiceless equivalent. b-p, d-t, ď-ť, g-k, h-ch, v-f, z-s, ž-š, dz-c, dž- č
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Slovak for foreigners Slovak lessons: pronunciation guide volume 2 Dipthong ô is spelt ô, ha brief u gliding into o ô like stôl, skôr ou, au,eu these sequences are not conventionally analysed as diphtongs. The are pronounces as the first vowel followed by an English „w “ sound ou rukou, malou au auto, august eu európsky, euro Consonants K, p, t are similar to their English counterparts. For example kilo, ruka, kúpil, ten, to, talent Ch is like Ch in the Scottish pronunciation of the word loch. Chlap, chyba, ucho R