Pronounciation Flashcards
A
a like in far or father
or u in bucks, bucket
(American English)
other language examples:
a in Spanish, Italian and German
B
same as b in English
C
Like ts in:
bats, tsar, oats
Č
like ch in chair
D
like d in English
E
Like the e in German, Spanish and Italian
in English:
like e in Mexico, Texas
F
like f in English
G
like g in German
In English:
Always pronounced like g in Gary, green, gas
H
like h in English
or maybe like kh(?)
just pronounce it like h
I (i)
like in Spanish, German, Italian
In English:
ee sound: like in see
in other words
ea sound: like in tea
or think of the ea in ease
J
Like in German,
like y in yolk,
y in yard,
y in your
K
like in English
L
Like in English
M
Like in English
N
Like in English
O
Like in German, Spanish, Italian
In English:
o in both,
o in so,
o in more
P
Like in English
R
The pronounciation of this letter isn’t present in typical English,
except in posh British or maybe in the trans-atlantic accent, maybe even in Irish or Scottish English
it’s the rolled r
Think of how Russians and Spanish folks pronounce r
S
Always like s in:
- so
- mass
- nest
- must
- fiest
Š
the sh sound
like in:
- shoe
- shore
- shall
T
Like in English
U
Always like oo in
book
(American English)
or
oo in:
- moose
- loose
u in:
- use
V
Always like the v in
visa, vortex, vice
Z
like in English
z
Ž
like in the French greeting bonjour,
the j sound
not like g in George
Combination DŽ
dž is pronounced like g in George
or j in joker or ninja
There are a few extra rules:
priimek has two i’s
- How is x written?
- the L at the end of a word!!
What’s the big deal with it?
don’t say primek, say pri imek
but pronounce it like one word
- X is written ks in Slovenian
- The L at the end of the word:
This is difficult for some folks, I don’t know why.
Okay, so
example: jédel (=have eaten)
here you don’t pronounce each letter like you just learned in this deck.
Here you have to pronounce the l (L) at the end like a Slovenian u
jédeu
The same rule applies to v
medev
you pronounce v at the end like u
Are there exceptions?
Probably: the name Mendel
for Slovenian words there is a solution to words that end with an L pronounciation: lj
buhtelj
Exception to the L rule:
I guess if anyone writes buhtel instead of buhtelj, someone may assume it’s either from a dialect or just bad spelling. If they can identify what word it is, they know it’s pronounced with an L at the end
