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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.

Consonants
IPA Letter Usual romanization English approximation
b
ب
b bed
p
پ
p spit
t
ت
t top
ʈ
ټ
top (retroflex)
s
ث
(s) see
d͡ʒ
ج
ǧ jam
d͡z
ځ
g, dz lads
t͡ʃ
چ
č chin
t͡s
څ
c, ts cats
h
ح
(h) hat
x
خ
x Bach (German)
d
د
d day
ɖ
ډ
day (retroflex)
z
(z) zoo
r
r run
ɺ, ɻ, ɽ
ړ
run (retroflex)
z
z zoo
ʒ
ژ
ž pleasure
ʐ, ʝ, ɡ, ʒ
ږ
ǵ (or ẓ̌) genre
s
س
s see
ʃ
ش
š she
ʂ, ç, x, ʃ
ښ
x̌ (or ṣ̌) she (retroflex)
s
ص
(s) see
z
ض
(z) zoo
t
ط
(t) top
z
ظ
(z) zoo
ɣ
غ
ğ back (without voicing)
f
ف
f fun
q
ق
q cool (without voicing)
k
ک
k king
ɡ
ګ
ģ go
l
ل
l left
m
م
m man
n
ن
n no
ɳ
ڼ
no (retroflex)
◌̃
ں
̃ , ń song
Vowels
IPA Letter Usual romanization English approximation
ɑ, a
ا
ā art
ɑ
ع
(ā) art
w, u, o
و
w, u, o win, root, old
h, a
ه
h, a hat, art
ə
ۀ
ə comma
j, i
ي
y, i yes, it
e
ې
e egg
ai, j
ی
ay, y ice, yes
əi
ۍ
əi price
əi, j
ئ
əi, y price, yes

See also