The Slovene alphabet is an extension of the Latin script and is used in the Slovene language. The standard language uses a Latin alphabet which is a slight modification of Gaj's Latin alphabet, consisting of 25 lower- and upper-case letters:
| Letter | Name | IPA | English Approx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| A, a | a | /a/ | chai |
| B, b | be | /b/ | bat |
| C, c | ce | /ts/ | cats |
| Č, č | č | /tʃ/ | charge |
| D, d | de | /d/ | day |
| E, e | e | /ɛ/, /e/, /ə/ | bed, sleigh, attack |
| F, f | ef | /f/ | fat |
| G, g | ge | /ɡ/ | gone |
| H, h | ha | /x/ | (Scottish English) loch |
| I, i | i | /i/ | me |
| J, j | je | /j/ | yes |
| K, k | ka | /k/ | cat |
| L, l | el | /l/, /w/ | lid, wine |
| M, m | em | /m/ | month |
| N, n | en | /n/ | nose |
| O, o | o | /ɔ/, /o/ | void, sow |
| P, p | pe | /p/ | poke |
| R, r | er | /r/ | (trilled) risk |
| S, s | es | /s/ | sat |
| Š, š | eš | /ʃ/ | shin |
| T, t | te | /t/ | took |
| U, u | u | /u/ | sooth |
| V, v, | ve | /v/, /w/ | vex, west |
| Z, z | ze | /z/ | zoo |
| Ž, ž | že | /ʒ/ | vision |
Source: Omniglot
The following Latin letters are also found in names of non-Slovene origin: Ć (mehki č), Đ (mehki dž), Q (ku), W (dvojni ve), X (iks), and Y (ipsilon), Ä, Ë, Ö, Ü.
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