Phonemes Flashcards
Learn and review Slovenian phonemes
A
short “a” sound. Ex: Sava
B
“b” sound. Ex: banka
C
“ts” sound. Ex: center
Č
“ch” sound. Ex: Čokolada
D
“d” sound. Ex: diploma
Open E
Short “e” sound. Ex; teta
Closed E
Mix of short and long “e”. Ex: Reka
Schwa E
“uh” sound. Ex: pes
F
“f” sound. Ex: festival
G
Voiced “g” sound. Ex: galerija
H
“h” sound. Ex: helikopter
I
long “e” sound. Ex: Mirna
J
“y” sound. Ex: januar
K
“k” sound. Ex: karta
L
“l” sound. Ex: limona
OR
“w” sound when at the end of a word or before a consonant. Ex: stol, poln
M
“m” sound. Ex: milijon
N
“n” sound. Ex: november
Open O
“oot” sound. Mix of short “o” and “u” with a staccato end. Ex: voda
Closed O
long “o” sound. Ex: moka
P
“p” sound. Ex: profesor
R
Rolled “r” sound. Ex: radio
OR
“er” sound when between consonants. Ex: trn, prst
S
”s” sound. Ex: saksofon
Š
“sh” sound. Ex: Študent
T
“t” sound. Ex: tableta
U
long “u” sound. Ex: Mura
V
“v” sound. Ex: video
OR
“w” sound when not before a vowel. Ex: vzeti
OR
“w” sound for the preposition word for in or into. Ex: v
Z
“z” sound. Ex: zebra
Ž
“zh” sound. Ex: Žirafa
Rules for Voicing & Devoicing
Voiced and Voiceless pairings:
b-p g-k Ž-Š d-t z-s
1) Voiced consonants are pronounced as voiceless at the end of a word before a pause. Ex: gospod (gospot)
2) In consonant clusters, or phrases with no pause between them, the last consonant determines if consonants are voiced or voiceless. Ex: nizka (niska), drag plaŠČ (drak plaŠČ)
