The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Esperanto pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
See Esperanto phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Esperanto.
Consonants
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation |
| b |
bela |
best |
| t͡s |
enciklopedio
celo |
pizza |
| t͡ʃ |
ĉar |
cheese |
| d |
devi |
debt |
| f |
fero |
face |
| ɡ |
gumo |
go |
| d͡ʒ |
ĝeni |
Jane |
| h |
havi |
high |
| x |
monaĥo
ĥaoso
|
loch |
| j |
jaro |
you |
| ʒ |
heredaĵo
ĵurnalo |
vision |
| k |
kilo |
keen |
| l |
lerni |
lean |
| m |
mapo |
mother |
| n |
nazo |
need |
| p |
perlo |
pearl |
| r |
resti |
far (Scottish English) |
| s |
sekvi |
sell |
| ʃ |
ŝelko |
shadow |
| t |
teritorio |
territory |
| v |
valvo |
valve |
| z |
zinko |
zinc |
|
Vowels
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation |
| a |
sana |
father |
| e |
bele |
bell |
| i |
vidi |
seat |
| o |
modo |
more |
| u |
ŝutu |
shoot |
Diphthongs
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation |
| ai̯ |
pajlo; gaja; veraj |
bye |
| au̯ |
daŭri; naŭa; hodiaŭ |
about |
| ei̯ |
vejno; lernejo |
bay |
| eu̯ |
feŭdo; Eŭropo |
(no equivalent) |
| oi̯ |
sojlo; vojo; kukoj |
boy |
| ui̯ |
tuj; Francujo; kiuj |
tui |
| ou̯ |
poŭpo; toŭfuo |
oh |
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