IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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Consonants
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ʔ
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galâ [ɡɐˈlaʔ], mantikà [mɐnˈtikaʔ], buang [ˈbuʔaŋ]
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the catch in uh-oh
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b
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bagay; kaba; libo; positibo; ibon; sanib
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best
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d
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daw; din; dilà; dadaanan; madiin; madre; berde; entremitida; litid; posibilidad
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dawn
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dʒ
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diyan; udyok
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joy
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ɡ
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gatas; grande; lagi; kastigo; masipag
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gold
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h
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hawak; laho; trabaho
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heaven
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j
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yupi; mayabang; kahoy; sakay
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you
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k[1]
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kapit; keso; yakap; bakal; tiwarik
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cape, like
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l
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talino; kalog; tapal
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lamb
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m
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madre; lamat; inaasam
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maker
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n
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nasipat; dadanas; asin
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need
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ŋ
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ngipin; ingat; dating; lasíng;
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sink; finger; wing
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ɲ
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anyo; ninyo; kaniya
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canyon
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p[1]
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piso; tapos
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taping
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ɾ
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raw; rin; ragasa; rason; resulta; marami; pero; syempre; daliri; biro; drayber; poder; holdaper
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like city and leader in American English
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s
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sugat; paspasan; husgado; isdâ; basbás; butas
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sword
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ʃ
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siya, syempre; kasya, perwisyo
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shine, cash
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t[1]
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tamís; batà; malapit
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stand
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ts
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kutsara
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cats, sometimes chew
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tʃ
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tiyak; kutya, kutsara
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chew
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w
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lawak; daw; aliw
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wow
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ɰ
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sige
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a bit like w
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x
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yakap; bakal
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Bach
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z
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husgado; isda; basbas[2]
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zebra
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IPA
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Examples |
English approximation
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Vowels
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a
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batok; bitag; butas; kusa
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father
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ɐ
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tanso[3]
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nut
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e[4]
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heto; keso; kalembang; kendeng; hele; depende; mayroon; kiliti; daliri; akin; bakit; kasi; mabusisi; ngipin; din; rin
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send, ray[5]
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i
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sinat; ngipin
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see
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ɪ[6]
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itak, ginto, depende
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sit
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o[4]
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pompiyang; papanoorin; papanoorin; katotohanan; bota; puso; yero; biro
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bore, talk[7]
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u
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putik; poder
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duplicate; soon
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ʊ[6]
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ulol, buto
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foot, book
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Other symbols used in transcription of Tagalog pronunciation
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IPA |
Explanation
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ˈ
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Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable): tayô [taˈjoʔ] 'to stand', táyo [ˈtajo] 'we'
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