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This is the
pronunciation key for
IPA transcriptions of Esperanto on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Esperanto 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 Esperanto
The charts below show the way in which the
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents
Esperanto 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 .
See
Esperanto phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Esperanto.
Consonants
IPA
Examples
English approximation
b
b ela
b est
t͡s
enc iklopedio c elo
pizz a
t͡ʃ
ĉ ar
ch eese
d
d evi
d ebt
f
f ero
f ace
ɡ
g umo
g o
d͡ʒ
ĝ eni
J ane
h
h avi
h igh
x
monaĥ oĥ aoso
loch
j
j aro
y ou
ʒ
heredaĵ oĵ urnalo
visi on
k
k ilo
k een
l
l erni
l ean
m
m apo
m other
n
n azo
n eed
p
p erlo
p earl
r
r esti
far (
Scottish English )
s
s ekvi
s ell
ʃ
ŝ elko
sh adow
t
t erit orio
t errit ory
v
v alv o
v alv e
z
z inko
z inc
Vowels
IPA
Examples
English approximation
a
sa na
fa ther
e
be le
be ll
i
vi di
sea t
o
mo do
mo re
u
ŝu tu
shoo t
Diphthongs
IPA
Examples
English approximation
ai̯
paj lo; gaj a; veraj
bye
au̯
daŭ ri; naŭ a; hodiaŭ
abou t
ei̯
vej no; lernej o
bay
eu̯
feŭ do; Eŭ ropo
go (
Scouse )
oi̯
soj lo; voj o; kukoj
boy
ui̯
tuj ; Francuj o; kiuj
tui
ou̯
poŭ po; toŭ fuo
no
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