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The chart below explains how Wikipedia represents Pashto pronunciations with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Pashto phonology for a more thorough discussion of the sounds of Pashto.

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Consonants
IPA Orthography Romanization English approximation
NWNESWSE
b
ب
b
bed
d
د
d
day
z d͡z
ځ
ź
zoo;
lads
d͡ʒ
ج
j
jam
ɖ
ډ
Indian day
f
ف
f
fun
ɡ
ګ
g
go
ɣ
غ
ǧ
Scouse grass
h
ه
ح
h
hat
j
ي
y
yes
k
ک
k
scan
l
ل
l
left
m
م
m
man
n
ن
n
no
ŋ song
ɳ
ڼ
Norwegian and Swedish garn
p
پ
p
spit
q
ق
q
Multicultural London scuttle
ɾ
r
American atom
ɻ~ɽ
ړ
run (some speakers)
s
س
ث
ص
s
see
ʃ
ش
š
she
ç x ʂ ʃ
ښ
Australian and British hue;
Scottish loch;
General American worship;
she
t
ت
ط
š
stop
s t͡s
څ
ś
cats
t͡ʃ
چ
c
exchange
ʈ
ټ
Indian time
w
و
w
win
x
خ
x
Scottish loch
z
ز
ذ
ض
ظ
z
zoo
ʒ d͡ʒ ʒ
ژ
ž
pleasure;
jump
ʝ ɡ ʐ ʒ
ږ
ǵ
Swedish jord;
go;
Eastern Cape road;
pleasure
◌̃[a]
ں
̃
French maison
Marginal consonants
IPA Orthography Romanization English approximation
ʔ
ع
ء
'
uh-oh
Vowels
IPA Orthography Romanization English approximation
a
َ
ه
a
Mid-Ulster trap
ɑ
آ
َا
ā
father
e
ې
e
Australian egg
ə
ٙ
ۀ
ə
about
ɪ[b]
ِ
i
it
i[b]
ِي
i
eat
o
و
o
story
ʊ[c]
ُ
u
put
u[c]
ُو
u
cool
Diphthongs
IPA Orthography Romanization English approximation
َی
ay
ice
ɑɪ
آی
َای
āy
Irish ride
əɪ
ٙۍ
ٙئ
əy
Canadian writer
َو
aw
loud
ɑʊ
آو
َاو
āw
Solomon Islands loud
وی
oy
boy
ُوی
uy
booyah;
Gruyère
Stress
IPA Explanation
ˈ Placed before the stressed syllable
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Notes

  1. Appears in certain dialects.
  2. [i] and [ɪ] are in free variation.
  3. [u] and [ʊ] are in free variation.

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