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The charts below show the way in which the [[International Phonetic Alphabet|International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)]] represents Lithuanian language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{tl|IPA-lt}} and {{section link|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation#Entering IPA characters}}.

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

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! IPA !! Examples !! IPA !! Examples<ref>Lithuanian makes contrasts between palatalized and unpalatalized consonants. Palatalized consonants are denoted by [{{IPA|ʲ}}]  and are pronounced with the body of the tongue raised toward the hard palate, like the articulation of the ''y'' sound in ''yes''.</ref> !! English approximation
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! colspan="5" | Consonants
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| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|b}}</big>
| '''b'''utas
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|bʲ}}</big>
| la'''b'''iau
| '''b'''oot; '''b'''eautiful
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|d̪|d}}</big>
| '''d'''u
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|dʲ}}</big>
| '''d'''i'''d'''elis
| '''d'''o; a'''di'''eu
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| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|d̪z̪|dz}}</big>
| '''dz'''ūkas
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|dzʲ}}</big>
| '''dz'''iedas
| a'''dz'''e
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|dʒ}}</big>
| '''dž'''ar
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|dʑ}}</big>
| '''dž'''iaugsmas
| '''j'''eans
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|f}}</big><ref name=loan>Phonemes {{IPA|/f/}}, {{IPA|/fʲ/}}, {{IPA|/ɣ/}}, {{IPA|/ɣʲ/}}, {{IPA|/x/}}, {{IPA|/xʲ/}}, and {{IPA|/ɔ/}} occur only in loanwords.</ref>
| '''f'''abrikas
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|fʲ}}</big><ref name=loan/>
| '''f'''izika
| '''f'''ool; '''f'''ew
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ɡ}}</big>
| '''g'''alva
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ɡ˖|ɡʲ}}</big>
| '''g'''erai
| '''g'''oo; ar'''g'''ue
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ɣ}}</big><ref name=loan/>
| '''h'''alas
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ɣ˖|ɣʲ}}</big><ref name=loan/>
| '''h'''imnas
| between '''g'''o and a'''h'''ead
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| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|j}}</big>
| '''j'''auna, '''j'''i
| '''y'''es, bo'''y'''
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|k}}</big>
| '''k'''as
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|k̟|kʲ}}</big>
| '''k'''iek
| s'''ch'''ool; s'''k'''ew
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ɫ̪|ɫ}}</big>
| '''l'''abas
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|lʲ}}</big>
| '''l'''ietus
| pi'''ll'''; '''l'''east
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|m}}</big>
| '''m'''a'''m'''a
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|mʲ}}</big>
| '''m'''iltai
| '''m'''oot; '''m'''ute
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|n̪|n}}</big>
| '''n'''amas
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|nʲ}}</big>
| '''n'''iekas
| '''n'''oon; '''n'''ewt (for some dialects)
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ŋ}}</big><ref name="velar">[{{IPA|ŋ}}] and [{{IPA|ŋʲ}}] are allophones of /{{IPA|n}}/ and /{{IPA|nʲ}}/, respectively, before velar consonants.</ref>
| ra'''n'''ka
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ŋ˖|ŋʲ}}</big><ref name="velar" />
| re'''n'''gti
| si'''ng'''
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|p}}</big>
| '''p'''adas
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|pʲ}}</big>
| '''p'''ienas
| s'''p'''oon; s'''p'''ew
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|r}}</big>
| '''r'''atas
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|rʲ}}</big>
| '''r'''ėtis
| trilled r, like in [[Social:Spanish language|Spanish]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|s̪|s}}</big>
| '''s'''aulė
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|sʲ}}</big>
| '''s'''iena
| '''s'''oup; a'''ss'''ume (for some dialects)
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ʃ}}</big>
| '''š'''auk'''š'''tas
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ɕ}}</big>
| '''š'''ienas, '''š'''is
| '''sh'''eet
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|t̪|t}}</big>
| '''t'''ai
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|tʲ}}</big>
| '''t'''en
| s'''t'''ool; s'''t'''ew (for some dialects)
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|t̪s̪|ts}}</big>
| '''c'''aras
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|tsʲ}}</big>
| '''c'''itrina
| ca'''ts'''
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|tʃ}}</big>
| '''č'''aižus
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|tɕ}}</big>
| '''č'''ia
| '''ch'''ip
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|v}}</big>
| '''v'''anduo
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|vʲ}}</big>
| '''v'''isi
| '''v'''apor; '''v'''iew
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|x}}</big><ref name=loan/>
| '''ch'''oras
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|x̟|xʲ}}</big><ref name=loan/>
| '''ch'''imera
| lo'''ch'''; '''h'''uge (for some dialects).
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|z̪|z}}</big>
| '''z'''aunyti
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|zʲ}}</big>
| '''z'''ylė
| '''z'''oo; '''Z'''eus (for some dialects)
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ʒ}}</big>
| '''ž'''odis
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ʑ}}</big>
| '''ž'''ilas
| a'''si'''a
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! IPA
! Examples
! English approximation
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! colspan="3" | Vowels
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ä|aː}}</big>
| r'''a'''tas, k'''ą'''sti
| f'''a'''ther
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ɛː}}</big>
| t'''ę'''sti
| p'''a'''t (but longer)
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|æː}}</big>
| r'''e'''tas
| b'''a'''d
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ɐ}}</big>
| k'''a'''s, t'''a'''
| p'''u'''tt
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|eː}}</big>
| t'''ė'''t'''ė'''
| roughly like pl'''ay'''
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ɛ}}</big>
| m'''e'''sti
| m'''e'''t
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|iː}}</big>
| v'''y'''ras, '''į'''
| n'''ee'''d
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ɪ}}</big>
| j'''i''', k'''i'''tas
| s'''i'''t
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|oː}}</big>
| v'''o'''ras
| ch'''o'''re
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ɔ}}</big><ref name=loan/>
| ch'''o'''ras
| '''o'''ff
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|uː}}</big>
| r'''ū'''ta, nam'''ų'''
| m'''oo'''n
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ʊ}}</big>
| k'''u'''r, d'''u'''
| f'''oo'''t
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! colspan="3" | Stress and tone
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|ˈ}}</big>
| colspan="2" | primary stress follows
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|ǐː}}</big>
| colspan="2" | "circumflex" or rising tone
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA|îː}}</big>
| colspan="2" | "acute" or falling tone
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==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

{{IPA keys}}



{{Sourceattribution|Lithuanian}}