chladnička = refrigerator (chlahd-nich-ka)
zima = cold (zimno in Polish) (zee-mah)
drez = sink (drez)
voda = water (woda in Polish) (vah-dah)
variť = to cook (vah-rreet)
horúci = hot (hah-rroo-see)
sporák = stove (spah-rraahk)
pronunciation guide from http://www.phantomranch.net/folkdanc/alphabet/slovak.htm
| A, a | - a as in father (short) |
| Á, á | - a as in father (long) |
| Ä, ä | - e as in let |
| E, e | - e as in let |
| É, é | - prolonged e as in where |
| I, i | - i as in machine (short) |
| Í, í | - i as in machine (long) |
| O, o | - o as in gone (short) |
| Ó, ó | - o as in gone (long) |
| Ô, ô | - the dipthong uo as in whoa |
| U, u | - u as in duke |
| Ú, ú | - u as in duke (long) |
| Y, y | - i as in machine (short); same as I, i |
| Ý, ý | - i as in machine (long); same as Í, í |
| C, c | - c as in dance |
| Ch, ch | - ch as in loch |
| Č, č | - c as in cello |
| Ď, ď | - a soft dy (the apostrophe on ď, rather than the caron, is preferred in typesetting) |
| Dz, dz | - dz adze |
| DŽ, dž | - dg as in edge |
| J, j | - y as in yes |
| Ľ, ľ | - ly as in halyard |
| Ĺ, ĺ | - ll in million |
| Ň, ň | - ny as in canyon |
| R, r | - slightly rolled |
| Š, š | - s as in sugar |
| Ť, ť | - t as in tune |
| W, w | - v as in van (found only in foreign words) |
| Ž, ž | - z as in azure |
Resources to learn slovak
http://mylanguages.org/slovak_alphabet.php
http://www.forvo.com/languages/sk/
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/slovak.htm
http://www.bratislavaguide.com/slovak-language-basic-phrases
http://www.travlang.com/languages/slovak/pronounce.slovak.html
http://travel.spectator.sme.sk/articles/277/a_slovak_language_guide
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