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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Macedonian on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Macedonian in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing
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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Macedonian
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Standard Macedonian pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{ IPA-mk }} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters .
See Macedonian phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Macedonian.
Consonants
IPA Examples
English approximation
b б аба
b ox
c ќ ар
c ute
d д ом
d ust
d͡z ѕ везда
birds
d͡ʒ џ ем
j ab
f ф илм
f act
ɡ г улаб
g ood
ɟ ѓ авол
argu e
j пај ак
y es
k к уќа
sk ill
l л имон
l eap
ɫ л ош
all
ʎ љ убов
milli on
m м оре
m ocha
n н ос
n orth
ɲ бањ а
cany on
ŋ бан ка
sing
p п ет
sp eak
r р абота
trilled r , like in Spanish
r̩ пр ст
US: ver b (trilled)
s с тол
s alt, mas k
ʃ ш ума
s ugar
t т ајна
st yle
t͡s ц ар
bats
t͡ʃ ч ај
ch eese
v в ода
v iew
x х артија
loch (Scottish English )
z з има
z oo
ʒ ж олт
pleas ure
Marginal consonants
IPA Examples
English approximation
ɫ̩ Попокатепетл
little
n̩ њутн
button
Vowels
IPA Examples
English approximation
a бра т
fa ther
ɤ къ т
plu s (General American, Scottish English )
ɛ це на
e dge
i си в
poli ce
ɔ сло н
o ff
u у бав
poo l
Marginal vowels
IPA Examples
English approximation
[[Macedonian phonology#Schwa|ə ]]
к’ смет
sofa
Other symbols
IPA Description
ˈ Denotes stress on the following syllable
Lunt, Horace G. (1952), Grammar of the Macedonian Literary Language , Skopje {{citation }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )
Comparisons Introductory guides
