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