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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Kazakh language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

IPA Cyrillic Latin Arabic English approximation
Consonants
b б b ب above
β somewhat like lava, but without the lips touching the teeth
ɕ ш, щ ş, şş ⟨ش⟩, ⟨شش⟩, sheep
d д d د dice
f ф f ف fat
ɡ г g گ agree
h[a] һ h ھ hat
j й i ي yard, boy
k к k ك skate
l л l ل lie
m м m م moon
n н n ن no
ɴ ң ñ ڭ‬ somewhat like bong, but further back in the mouth
ŋ sing
p п p پ spare
q қ q ق somewhat like ska, but further back in the mouth
ɾ р r ر GA atom
ʁ ғ ğ ع French rouge
s с s س sick
t т t ت stick
ts[a] ц ts تس cats
[a] ч چ cheat
v[a] в v ۆ vase
ɣ г g گ go but without completely blocking airflow on the g
w у u ۋ water, low
χ[b] х h ح‬ Scottish loch
z з z ز zone
ʑ[c] ж j ج pleasure
IPA Cyrillic Latin Arabic English approximation
Vowels
ɑ a a ا father
æ ә ä ٵ‬ cat
e е, э e ە bed
ə ы y ى about
əj и i ٸ somewhat like price
е, э e ە yell
ɪ і ı ٸ kit
o о o و story
ø ө ö ٶ‬ nurse
ʊ ұ ū ۇ‬ wood
ʏ ү ü ٷ somewhat like cute

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Only in loanwords
  2. ^ Allophone of /q/
  3. ^ Sometimes /dʒ/, especially for speakers of Southern dialects

See also