Pronunciation and orthography

In Slovak, capital letters are used in the following circumstances:

1. At the beginning of the sentence
   • Hovoríte po slovensky?
   • Ako sa voláte?
   • Moja rodina býva v Bratislave.
2. In proper nouns (names of people or places, names of institutions, works of art, magazines, etc.).
   • Jano, Lucia, Slovenská republika, Dunaj, Vysoké Tatry, Bratislava, Hviezdoslavovo námestie, Slovenské národné divadlo, Hájnikova žena, Hamlet, Slovenské pohľady
3. Abbreviations and acronyms
   • SR (Slovenská republika)
   • SNP (Slovenské národné povstanie)
   • SEČ (stredoeurópsky čas)
   • O (oxygenium - kyslík)
   • kW (kilowatt)
4. As a sign of respect (e.g. in correspondence)
   • Dostal som Tvoj list.
   • Ďakujeme za Vašu objednávku.
   • Milujem Ťa.

Note: All other nouns are written in the lower case (unlike in some languages like German, which capitalise nouns).