Consonants
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IPA
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Examples
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English approximation
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ʔ
|
akdâ [akˈdaʔ]
|
the catch in uh-oh
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b
|
bagay,
Cavite, apdo
[1]
|
best
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d
|
daw,
Catbalogan
[1]
|
do
|
dʒ
|
diyan; udyók
|
joy
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ɡ
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gatas;
Guimaras; akda,
[1] takbo
[1]
|
gold
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h
|
hawak;
Ecija;
Geronimo; Sergio
|
heat
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j
|
yupî
|
you, boy
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k
|
Bulacan, keso,
Quezon
|
scan
[2]
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l
|
bakal, ulo
|
lamb
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m
|
madre
|
mate
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n
|
nasa, asín
|
need
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ŋ
|
ngipin, mangga
|
wing, singer
[3]
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ɲ
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anyô, niya,
El Niño
|
canyon
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p
|
piso
|
span
[2]
|
ɾ
[4]
|
marami, parte
|
North American,
Australian atom
[5]
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s
|
sugat,
Nueva Vizcaya
|
skew
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ʃ
|
okasyon, siyempre
|
shine
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t
|
tamís, tarantado
|
stand
[2]
|
ts
|
tatsulok, pizza
|
cats
[6]
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tʃ
|
mechado, tiyák; kutyà, kutsara
|
chew
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w
|
lawak, bawal
|
wait
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Regional and marginal consonants
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f
|
Filipino, ref
|
four
[7]
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ɣ
|
sige
|
Spanish amigo
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r
[4]
|
Rajah, ragasâ, ramdam, Salvador,
Ormoc
|
Spanish terremoto
|
ɹ
[4]
|
kard, nars
|
red
|
v
[7]
|
van, David
|
vase
|
x
|
yakap
|
Scottish English loch
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z
|
|
zebra
[8]
|
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Vowels
|
IPA
|
Examples
|
English approximation
|
a
|
batok
|
far
[9]
|
ɐ
|
tansô
|
nut
[10]
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ɛ
|
heto, Emong
|
set
[11]
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e
|
eh, mayroon, bakit, ngipin, daliri
|
GA
hand
[11]
[12], lake
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ɪ
|
iták, depende
|
sit
[13]
|
i
|
sinat, ngipin
|
see
|
ɔ
[14]
|
opo
|
off
|
o
|
yero, katotohanan, pusò
|
horse
[13]
|
ʊ
|
ulól
|
foot
[13]
|
u
|
putik; podér
|
soon
|
Diphthongs
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aɪ
|
tatay
|
ice
[15]
|
aʊ
|
sayaw
|
out
|
ea
|
teatro
|
Beatrice
|
eɪ
|
Rey, karit,
[16] gigil
[16]
|
pay
|
eɔ
|
leon
|
payoff
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ɪʊ
|
paksiw, sisiw
|
seawall
|
oɪ
|
langoy
|
boy
|
oʊ
[16]
|
limot
|
sole
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Marginal vowels
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ɚ
|
sir, kompyuter
|
North American her
[17]
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Other symbols used in transcription of Tagalog pronunciation
|
IPA |
Explanation
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ˈ
|
Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable): tayô [taˈjoʔ] 'to stand', táyo [ˈtajo] 'we'
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