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About Slovak
Slovak is the official language of Slovakia and is also spoken by communities in Hungary, Serbia and the Czech Republic. It is very close to Czech, and speakers of the two understand each other easily.
Use vy for a polite "you" with strangers and older people, and ty with friends. Stress always falls on the first syllable. The hook called mäkčeň softens a letter: č is ch, š is sh and ž is the s in "measure", while ľ is a soft l. An accent mark makes a vowel long, as in á, and ô sounds like "wo".
| Family | Indo-European, West Slavic |
|---|---|
| Official in | Slovakia |
| Script | Latin alphabet with hooks and accent marks |
| Codes | sk (ISO 639-1), slk (ISO 639-3) |
Classification: Wikidata. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
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