Help:IPA/Esperanto

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Esperanto pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

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

Consonants IPA Examples English approximation b best t͡s ceceo; pizza t͡ʃ ĉar; cheese d admit f face ɡ go d͡ʒ manĝaĵo; ĝuis; paĝo jump h high x monaĥo; loch j jaro; you ʒ manĝaĵo; vision k kulturo; komunumo; junamiko kiss l lean m mother n need p provinco pack r tri; curd s [socio; seksrolo] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) sack ʃ ŝelko; shadow t teritorio; tick v valve z hazarda; size

Vowels IPA Examples English approximation a father e play (Yorkshire dialect) i see o coat (Yorkshire dialect) u supra; food   Diphthongs IPA Examples English approximation ai̯ [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help) bye au̯ hodiaŭ bough ei̯ [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help) bay eu̯ [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help) oh oi̯ amikoj; kukoj; birdoj boy ui̯ [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help) phooey (as one syllable) Notes See also Esperanto phonology History of Esperanto