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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Esperanto pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
See Esperanto phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Esperanto.
Consonants
IPA
Examples
English approximation
b
b est
t͡s
c ec eo
pizz a
t͡ʃ
ĉ ar
ch eese
d
ad mit
f
f ace
ɡ
g o
d͡ʒ
manĝ aĵo; ĝ uis; paĝ o
j ump
h
h igh
x
monaĥ o
loch
j
j aro
y ou
ʒ
manĝaĵ o
visi on
k
k ulturo; k omunumo; junamik o
k iss
l
l ean
m
m other
n
n eed
p
p rovinco
p ack
r
tr i
cur d
s
[s ocio; s eksrolo] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help )
s ack
ʃ
ŝ elko
sh adow
t
t eritorio
t ick
v
val ve
z
haz arda
siz e
Vowels
IPA
Examples
English approximation
a
fa ther
e
play (Yorkshire dialect )
i
see
o
coa t (Yorkshire dialect )
u
su pra
foo d
Diphthongs
IPA
Examples
English approximation
ai̯
[] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help )
bye
au̯
hodiaŭ
bough
ei̯
[] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help )
bay
eu̯
[] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help )
oh [1]
oi̯
amikoj ; kukoj ; birdoj
boy
ui̯
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phooey (as one syllable)
Notes
^ Something similar to eŭ can be heard in exaggerated mimicry – as
delivered by such American comedians as Carol Burnett – of the
pronunciation in British RP of the word "oh"
See also