Slovak-German dictionary

Slovakia: dominated by the Carpathians

Two-thirds of Slovakia’s territory – the capital of which is Bratislava – is in the Carpathian Mountains. Its 5 million residents speak Slovak, but also understand Czech without any problems.

Basic rules of Slovak

Usually, the fist syllable of a word is stressed. The ‘dĺžeň’ (acute accent indicating a long syllable) is used to mark certain letters (á, é, í, ó, ú, ý, ĺ, ŕ), whose sound is then lengthened. Palatalisation in the Slovak language is identified with the ‘mäkčeň’ (caron used to soften the sound). The letters (ď, ň, ľ, ť) are usually pronounced with a ‘j’ after the consonant. In addition, these diacritics are used to mark sibilants (č, dž, š, ž). It is slightly confusing that the ‘mäkčeň’ is always written as ˇ for capital letters and small č, dž, ň, š, and ž, but usually as an allograph of the apostrophe ’ after small ď, ľ and ť. However, with a bit of practice, you’re sure to get used to it in no time! Our dictionary will help you in the process.

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