Help:IPA/Esperanto

Short description: Wikipedia key to pronunciation

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Esperanto pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA-eo}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

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

Consonants IPA Examples English approximation b bela best t͡s enciklopedio celo pizza t͡ʃ ĉar cheese d devi debt f fero face ɡ gumo go d͡ʒ ĝeni Jane h havi high x monaĥo ĥaoso loch j jaro you ʒ heredaĵo ĵurnalo vision k kilo keen l lerni lean m mapo mother n nazo need p perlo pearl r resti far (Scottish English) s sekvi sell ʃ ŝelko shadow t teritorio territory v valvo valve z zinko zinc

Vowels IPA Examples English approximation a sana father e bele bell i vidi seat o modo more u ŝutu shoot Diphthongs IPA Examples English approximation ai̯ pajlo; gaja; veraj bye au̯ daŭri; naŭa; hodiaŭ about ei̯ vejno; lernejo bay eu̯ feŭdo; Eŭropo go (Scouse) oi̯ sojlo; vojo; kukoj boy ui̯ tuj; Francujo; kiuj tui ou̯ poŭpo; toŭfuo no