What is Slovak language?
{{For|Slovene language|Slovenščina}} {{Infobox language |name=Slovak |nativename=''{{lang|sk|slovenčina, slovenský jazyk}}'' |states=[[Slovakia]]; minority language in [[Czech Republic]], [[Serbia]], [[Hungary]] |region= |speakers=over 7 million |date=2001 census |script=[[Latin script|Latin]] ([[Slovak alphabet]])<br>[[Slovak Braille]] |familycolor=Indo-European |fam2=[[Balto-Slavic languages|Balto-Slavic]] |fam3=[[Slavic languages|Slavic]] |fam4=[[West Slavic languages|West Slavic]] |fam5=[[Czech-Slovak languages|Czech-Slovak]] |nation={{EU}}<br>{{SVK}}<br>{{CZE}}<ref>E.g. law 500/2004, 337/1992. Source: http://portal.gov.cz</ref><br>{{flag|Serbia}} ([[Vojvodina]]) ---- '''Recognised minority language in:'''<br /> {{HUN}} {{UKR}} |agency=[[Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic]] |iso1=sk|iso2b=slo|iso2t=slk|iso3=slk|lingua= 53-AAA-db < [[West Slavic languages|53-AAA-b...-d]]<br>(varieties: 53-AAA-dba to 53-AAA-dbs) |notice=IPA}} '''Slovak''' is the language spoken in [[Slovakia]], a country in [[Central Europe]]. It is a language from [[Slavic languages|Slavic language]] family. It is very similar to [[Czech language|Czech]], and Czechs and Slovaks understand each other quite well when they speak their own language. Polish and [[Sorbian language|Sorbian]] are also quite similar. All of them belong to the western branch of Slavic languages. Slovak is spoken by more than 5 million people. == Pronunciation == Slovak is written using the [[Latin script|Latin alphabet]], but some letters have special signs (called [[Diacritic|diacritics]]). The letters č, š, ž and dž are like the English sounds in ''ch''in, ''sh''in, vi''s''ion and ''j''uice. The letters ď, ľ, ň, and ť are called “soft [[consonant]]s” and are pronounced with the blade of the [[tongue]] at the roof of the [[mouth]]. The letters c, dz and j are also soft, like ''ts'' in ba''ts'', ''ds'' in ro''ds'', and ''y'' in ''y''es. Signs over a [[vowel]] show that the vowel is pronounced long: á, é, í, ó, ý ú. A long vowel is never followed in the next