a) Czech vowels
| Short vowels | Long vowels | |||||||||
| I | |
mɪlɛ | mile | `nicely' | iː | |
miːlɛ | míle | `mile' | |
| ɛ | |
lɛt | let | `flight' | ɛː | |
lɛːt | lét | `summer' (gen. pl.) | |
| a | |
r̝at | řad | `row' (gen. pl.) | aː | |
r̝aːt | řád | `order' | |
| u | |
domu | domu | `house' (gen. sg.) | uː | |
domuː | domů | `home' (adv.) | |
b) Hindi consonants
| Short consonants | Long consonants | |||||||
| t̪ | |
pət̪ɑ | `address' (n.) | t̪ː | |
pət̪ːɑ | `leaf' | |
| t̪h | |
kət̪hɑ | `narrative' | t̪hː | |
kət̪hːɑ | `red powdered bark' | |
| d̪ | |
ɡəd̪ɑ | `mace' (weapon) | d̪ː | |
ɡəd̪ːɑ | `mattress' | |
| tʃ | |
bətʃɑ | `save' | tʃː | |
bətʃːɑ | `child' | |
| ʈ | |
pəʈɑ | `to make someone agree' | ʈː | |
pəʈːɑ | `a fold' (in cloth) | |
| k | |
pəkɑ | `cook' (v.) | kː | |
pəkːɑ | `firm' | |