Pronunciation

Consonants

c
like ts in hats

h
silent at the beginning of a word; before a vowel like English h; before a consonant harshly pronounced guttural h

j
like y in yes

q
like k in kitchen

r
trilled, like Spanish rr

s
like s in soap

š
like sh in shoe

ž
like s in measure

w
like v in very

x
like x in excite

b d f g k l m n p t v y z
pronounced as in English

Consonants can appear doubled, such as kk, pp, tt, etc., and are pronounced by inserting a glottal stop or prolonging the duration of the consonant.