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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
|
ĝuis; paĝo
|
jump
|
| h
|
|
high
|
| x
|
monaĥo
|
loch
|
| j
|
jaro
|
you
|
| ʒ
|
manĝaĵo
|
vision
|
| k
|
kulturo; amiko
|
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
|
pajlo; gaja; veraj
|
bye
|
| au̯
|
daŭri; naŭa; hodiaŭ
|
about
|
| ei̯
|
vejno; lernejo
|
bay
|
| eu̯
|
feŭdo; Eŭropo
|
(no equivalent)
|
| oi̯
|
sojlo; vojo; kukoj
|
boy
|
| ui̯
|
tuj; Francujo; kiuj
|
(no equivalent)
|
|
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