Pronunciation
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Listen to the whole alphabet: spelling, pronunciation (according to the IPA).
Accent – the first syllable is always stressed
slovenský jazyk, ahoj, dobré ráno
Soft pronunciation of the sounds d, t, n
| d + e, i, í, ia, ie, iu = [ďe, ďi, ďi:, ďia, ďie, ďiu] | dobrý deň [dobri: ďeň], rodina [roďina], dieťa [ďieťa] |
| t + e, i, í, ia, ie, iu = [ťe, ťi, ťi:, ťa, ťi̯e, ťi̯u] | deti [ďeťi], pitie [piťi̯e], platí [plaťi:] |
| n + e, i, í, ia, ie, iu = [ňe, ňi, ňi:, ňi̯a, ňi̯e, ňi̯u] | nedeľa [ňeďeľa], niekto [ňi̯ekto], dovidenia [doviďeňi̯a] |
Exceptions: jeden [jeden], ten [ten], tamten [tamten], sveter [sveter], tip [tip], plus foreign words, etc.
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