| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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| Consonants
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| ʔ
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galâ [ɡɐˈlaʔ], mantikà [mɐnˈtikaʔ], buang [ˈbuʔaŋ]
|
the catch in uh-oh
| | b
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bagay; kaba; libo; positibo; ibon; sanib
|
best
| | d
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daw; din; dilà; dadaanan; madiin; madre; berde; entremitida; litid; posibilidad
|
dawn
| | dʒ
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diyan; udyok
|
joy
| | ɡ
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gatas; grande; lagi; kastigo; masipag
|
gold
| | h
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hawak; laho; trabaho
|
heaven
| | j
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yupi; mayabang; kahoy; sakay
|
you
| | k
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kapit; keso; yakap; bakal; tiwarik
|
cape, like
| | l
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talino; kalog; tapal
|
lamb
| | m
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madre; lamat; inaasam
|
maker
| | n
|
nasipat; dadanas; asin
|
need
| | ŋ
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ngipin; ingat; dating; lasíng;
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sink; finger; wing
| | ɲ
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anyo; ninyo; kaniya
|
canyon
| | p
|
piso; tapos
|
taping
| | ɾ
|
raw; rin; ragasa; rason; resulta; marami; pero; syempre; daliri; biro; drayber; puder; holdaper
|
like city and leader in American English
| | s
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sugat; paspasan; husgado; isdâ; basbás; butas
|
sword
| | ʃ
|
siya, syempre; kasya, perwisyo
|
shine, cash
| | t
|
tamís; batà; malapit
|
stand
| | ts
|
kutsara
|
cats, sometimes chew
| | tʃ
|
tiyak; kutya, kutsara
|
chew
| | w
|
lawak; daw; aliw
|
wow
| | ɰ
|
sige
|
a bit like w
| | x
|
yakap; bakal
|
Bach
| | z
|
husgado; isda; basbas[1] |
zebra
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| IPA
|
Examples |
English approximation
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| Vowels
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| a
|
batok; bitag; butas; kusa
|
father
| | ɐ
|
tanso[2] |
nut
| | e
|
heto; keso; kendeng; depende; mayroon; kiliti; daliri; bakit; kasi; ngipin; din; rin
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send, ray[3] | | i
|
sinat; ngipin
|
see
| | ɪ
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itak, ginto[4] |
sit
| | o
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pompiyang; papanoorin; papanoorin; katotohanan; bota; puso; yero; biro
|
bore, talk[5] | | u
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putik
|
duplicate; soon
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| Other symbols used in transcription of Tagalog pronunciation
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| 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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