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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 enciklopedio 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 skin
l lean
m mother
n need
p provinco spin
r tri rabbit
s socio; seksrolo ask
ʃ ŝelko shadow
t teritorio stick
v valve
z hazarda size
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
a father
e bet
i see
o more
u supra food
 
Diphthongs
IPA Examples English approximation
ai̯ sepdekaj; pajlo bye
au̯ hodi; dri about
ei̯ ejnŝtejnio; lernejo bay
eu̯ ropo; fdo (no equivalent)
oi̯ kukoj; fojno boy
ui̯ kiuj; tuj (no equivalent)