| IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
| Consonants
|
| b
|
bacle , arbor
|
ball
|
| d
|
doç, corda, mond
|
kind
|
| ð̞
|
radiz, pied
|
this, dádiva (Spanish)
|
| d͡z
|
Mètzic
|
birds
|
| d͡ʒ
|
nètger, tgiorn
|
jump
|
| f
|
França, café
|
far
|
| g
|
glaç, guerra
|
agree
|
| ɣ̞
|
lhigar, larg
|
ég (Icelandic)
|
| ʒ
|
gigant, jocar
|
pleasure
|
| k
|
cançoun, qui, qüattor
|
scanning
|
| l
|
loutra
|
looking
|
| ɫ
|
alque, sol
|
peel
|
| ʎ
|
filh
|
lure (some accents), tagliatelle (Italian)
|
| m
|
mond
|
meat
|
| n
|
luna
|
night
|
| ŋ
|
long, branc, lhengüa
|
sing
|
| ɲ
|
tenher
|
canyon, banhar (Portuguese)
|
| p
|
pòc
|
spoon
|
| ɾ
|
marit, cantar, trés
|
free, palavra (Portuguese)
|
| ʁ
|
terra, raçoun
|
révolution (French)
|
| s
|
sèt, cinc, péssar, cançoun
|
sentence
|
| ʃ
|
pix
|
pushed
|
| t
|
terra, natar
|
started
|
| t͡s
|
lazzo
|
cats
|
| t͡ʃ
|
laich
|
attached
|
| v
|
viver, polve
|
aviary
|
| β̞
|
viver, nov
|
lavar (Spanish)
|
| z
|
casa, zéro, naz
|
zoo
|
|
| IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
| Monophthongs
|
| a
|
antic, à, amá
|
stack, carro (Portuguese)
|
| e
|
trés
|
play, joué (French)
|
| ɛ
|
foresta, sèt
|
bed
|
| ə
|
eder, vetle, matre
|
about
|
| i
|
isla
|
key (but shorter), fini (French)
|
| o
|
nostro, long
|
coat, eau (French)
|
| ɔ
|
pòc, cornò
|
brawl (but shorter), słowo (Polish)
|
| ø
|
européo
|
jeûne (French)
|
| œ
|
dièu
|
jeune (French), hut (Afrikaans)
|
| u
|
moun
|
you (but shorter), ou (French)
|
| y
|
luna
|
cute (Scottish), duc (French)
|
| Diphthongs
|
| aj
|
laich
|
I, baixo (Portuguese)
|
| ɛj
|
ei
|
paid, nej (Swedish)
|
| oj
|
loichar
|
boy, мой (Russian)
|
| Semi-vowels
|
| j
|
trayer, provia
|
yawn
|
| w
|
lhengüa, ouèst
|
wink
|
| ɥ
|
fluere, eù
|
nuit (French)
|
| Stress
|
| ˈ
|
Primary stress
|
| ˌ
|
Secondary stress
|
|