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! colspan="3" | Consonants

| {{lang|sk|byť}}, {{lang|sk|vstup do}}Apart from being the main realization of the phonemes {{IPA|/b, d, ɟ, dz, dʐ, ɡ, z, ʐ/}}, {{IPA|[{{IPAplink|b}}, {{IPAplink|d}}, {{IPAplink|ɟ}}, {{IPAplink|dz}}, {{IPAplink|dʐ}}, {{IPAplink|ɡ}}, {{IPAplink|z}}, {{IPAplink|ʐ}}]}} also occur as allophones of {{IPA|/p, t, c, ts, tʂ, k, s, ʂ/}} before the voiced obstruents {{IPA|/b, d, ɡ, ɟ, dʐ, z, ʐ, ɦ/}}. {{IPA|/f/}} and {{IPA|/x/}} are also voiced in this environment, to {{IPAblink|v}} and {{IPAblink|ɣ}}.

| bill

| {{lang|sk|radosť}}, {{lang|sk|loď}}Apart from being the main realization of the phonemes {{IPA|/k, p, s, ʂ, t, c, ts, tʂ/}}, {{IPA|[{{IPAplink|k}}, {{IPAplink|p}}, {{IPAplink|s}}, {{IPAplink|ʂ}}, {{IPAplink|t}}, {{IPAplink|c}}, {{IPAplink|ts}}, {{IPAplink|tʂ}}]}} also occur as word-final allophones of {{IPA|/ɡ, b, z, ʐ, d, ɟ, dz, dʐ/}} unless the following word starts with any of the voiced obstruents {{IPA|/b, d, ɡ, ɟ, dʐ, z, ʐ, ɦ/}} and is pronounced without a pause, in which case they are realized as voiced {{IPA|[{{IPAplink|ɡ}}, {{IPAplink|b}}, {{IPAplink|z}}, {{IPAplink|ʐ}}, {{IPAplink|d}}, {{IPAplink|ɟ}}, {{IPAplink|dz}}, {{IPAplink|dʐ}}]}}.

| stew

| {{lang|sk|domov}}, {{lang|sk|prvýkrát bolo}}

| door

| {{lang|sk|farba}}, {{lang|sk|vták}}The phones transcribed {{IPA|[{{IPAplink|f}}, {{IPAplink|v}}, {{IPAplink|ʋ}}, {{IPAplink|w}}]}} are allophones of a single {{IPA|/v/}} phoneme (but note that {{IPA|[{{IPAplink|f}}, {{IPAplink|v}}]}} are also allophones of the {{IPA|/f/}} phoneme):
• {{IPAblink|f}} occurs word-initially before the voiceless obstruents {{IPA|/p, t, c, k, tʂ, s, ʂ, x/}};
• {{IPAblink|v}} occurs word-initially before the voiced obstruents {{IPA|/b, d, ɟ, ɡ, dʐ, z, ʐ, ɦ/}};
• {{IPAblink|w}} or {{IPAblink|ʋ}} (in our transcriptions always represented as {{IPAblink|w}}) occur in the syllable coda;
• {{IPAblink|ʋ}} occurs in all other cases ({{Harvcoltxt|Hanulíková|Hamann|2010|p=374}}).

| focus

| {{lang|sk|garáž}}, {{lang|sk|kde}}

| go

| {{lang|sk|hlava}}

| ahead

| {{lang|sk|jogurt}}

| yellow

| {{lang|sk|ďaleko}}, {{lang|sk|byť zaradený}}

| dew

| {{lang|sk|koláč}}, {{lang|sk|ping-pong}}

| scan

| {{lang|sk|láska}}The {{IPA|/l–ʎ/}} contrast is neutralized before front vowels, when only the alveolar {{IPA|/l/}} occurs. The neutralization is taken further in western dialects in which the alveolo-palatal {{IPA|/ʎ/}} merges with the alveolar {{IPA|/l/}} in all environments ({{Harvcoltxt|Hanulíková|Hamann|2010|p=374}}).

| pill

| {{lang|sk|vlk}}

| little

| {{lang|sk|vĺča}}

| little left (long)

| {{lang|sk|ľad}}

| failure

| {{lang|sk|maslo}}, {{lang|sk|hanba}}Nasals always assimilate their place of articulation to that of the following consonant. Before velar consonants they are {{IPAblink|ŋ}}, and before labial consonants they are {{IPAblink|m}}; the labiodental {{IPAblink|ɱ}} appears before {{IPA|/f/}} and {{IPA|/v/}}. Orthographic {{angbr|n}} before {{angbr|p}} and {{angbr|b}} is rare and is confined mostly to loanwords.

| milk

| {{lang|sk|noc}}

| now

| {{lang|sk|laň}}

| canyon

| {{lang|sk|pavúk}}, {{lang|sk|dub}}

| spill

| {{lang|sk|robot}}

| rowspan="2" | US atom

| {{lang|sk|prst}}

| {{lang|sk|vŕba}}

| Spanish {{lang|es|perro}}

| {{lang|sk|slnko}}, {{lang|sk|mráz}}

| six

| {{lang|sk|šach}}, {{lang|sk|rúž}}

| shell

| {{lang|sk|tulipán}}, {{lang|sk|hlad}}

| stand

| {{lang|sk|cena}}, {{lang|sk|jedz}}

| bats

| {{lang|sk|človek}}, {{lang|sk|hádž}}

| chase

| {{lang|sk|sever}}

| between vine and wine

| {{lang|sk|chlieb}}, {{lang|sk|sneh}}

| Scottish loch

| {{lang|sk|zima}}, {{lang|sk|ananás bol}}

| zoo

| {{lang|sk|žena}}, {{lang|sk|Aleš bol}}

| fusion

| {{lang|sk|hádzať}}, {{lang|sk|noc bez}}

| heads

| {{lang|sk|džbán}}, {{lang|sk|cárovič bol}}

| job

| {{lang|sk|vrh guľou}}

| Spanish amigo

| {{lang|sk|informácia}}

| comfort

| {{lang|sk|banka}}

| sing

| {{lang|sk|vzrast}}, {{lang|sk|Adolf bol}}

| vine

| {{lang|sk|pravda}}, {{lang|sk|krv}}, {{lang|sk|Tatrou}}

| wine

! colspan="3" | VowelsIn the majority of cases only one long vowel per word may occur. The phonemic diphthongs {{IPA|/ɪɐ, ɪe, ɪu, ʊɔ/}} count as long vowels.

| {{lang|sk|matka}}

| art

| {{lang|sk|ráno}}

| father

| {{lang|sk|mäso}}{{IPA|[ɛɐ]}} is a phonological monophthong, usually transcribed with {{angbr IPA|æ}} in phonemic transcription. However, for speakers that distinguish it from {{IPA|/e/}}, it is clearly an opening diphthong {{Harvcol|Pavlík|2004|p=94}}.

| American than; German {{lang|de|Herz}}

| {{lang|sk|drevo}}

| traditional RP left

| {{lang|sk|tri}}, {{lang|sk|syr}}

| kit

| {{lang|sk|písať}}, {{lang|sk|výr}}

| leave

| {{lang|sk|dom}}

| off

| {{lang|sk|ruža}}

| bull

| {{lang|sk|úroda}}

| fool

| {{lang|sk|fén}}

| Indian maid

| {{lang|sk|móda}}

| RP law

| {{lang|sk|piaty}}

| yap; German {{lang|de|Wirt}}

| {{lang|sk|viera}}

| yes

| {{lang|sk|stôl}}

| warrior

| {{lang|sk|vyššiu}}

| use

| {{lang|sk|Revúca}} {{IPA|[ˈreʋuːtsa]}}

| primary stress (always falling on the first syllable of a word)

| {{lang|sk|Mária}} {{IPA|[ˈmaːri.a]}} Syllable breaks are indicated only in the case of the sequences {{IPA|[i.a]}}, {{IPA|[i.e]}} and {{IPA|[i.u]}}, which occur in loanwords and are spelled the same as the native diphthongs {{IPA|[ɪɐ, ɪe, ɪu]}}. In the case of other hiatuses, the syllable break is omitted.

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