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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Tagalog From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents pronunciation for the Tagalog language in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Tagalog phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Tagalog.

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Consonants
IPA Examples English approximation
ʔ[1] akdâ[akˈdaʔ] the catch in uh-oh
b bumababa, magbababa, Cavite best
d dumadaldal, taludtod, daldal do
dʒ diyan, udyók, jet, joke joy
ɡ magagaling, gagaling, kagagaling, Guimaras gold
h hahanapin, humahalakhak, Ecija, Geronimo, Sergio, José heat
j yumuyugyog, yayaman, yayayain you, fjord
k Bulacan, kakatok, kakanta, Quezon scan[2]
l lalálâ, lumulutang, lumalalâ lamb
m mamamalengke, magmamalasakit, mamamayan mate
n nananalangin, nananabik, naninigas need
ŋ ngipin, nangangailangan, mangga, ating, ngumanganga wing, singer[3]
ɲ anyô, niya, El Niño, La Niña canyon, onion
p piso, pinapapaspasan, nagpapakapipi, Philippines/Pilipinas span[2]
ɾ[4] marami, rarami, irerehistro, irereprodyus, irerepair, parte North American, Australian atom[5]
s sasama, nagsasalaysay, sumisisid, Nueva Vizcaya skew
ʃ okasyon, siyempre, shorts shine
t tumititig, titingin, tatakbo, magtatatag stand[2]
ts tatsulok, pizza cats[6]
tʃ mechado, tiyák; kutyà, kutsara chew
w wagaway, nagwawagayway, nagwawalâ wait
Regional and marginal consonants
f Filipino, ref four[7]
ɣ sige Spanish amigo
r[4] Rajah, ragasâ, ramdam, Salvador, Ormoc Spanish terremoto
ɹ[4] kard, nars red
v van, David vase[7]
x yakap Scottish English loch
z[8] zigzag zebra
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
a batok cat or father[9]
ɐ tansô nut[10]
ɛ heto, Emong set[11]
e[12] eh, meron, bakit, ngipin, daliri GA hand[11][13], lake
ɪ iták, depende sit[14]
i sinat, ngipin see
ɔ[15] opo off
o yero, katotohanan, pusò story[14]
ʊ ulól/ulúl foot[14]
u putik; podér fool
Diphthongs
aɪ tatay, nanay ice[16]
aʊ sayaw, hataw, halimaw out
ea teatro Beatrice
eɪ Rey, Mae,Jay,[17] gigil[17] pay
eɔ leon payoff
iʊ paksiw, sisiw, baliw seawall
oɪ Pinoy, apoy boy
oʊ[17] limot sole
Marginal vowels
ɚ sir, kompyuter North American her[18]
Other symbols used in transcription of Tagalog pronunciation
IPAExplanation
ˈ Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable):
tayô [taˈjoʔ] 'to stand', táyo [ˈtajo] 'we'
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