Help:IPA/Pashto

The chart below explains how Wikipedia represents Pashto pronunciations with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Pashto phonology for a more thorough discussion of the sounds of Pashto.

Consonants IPA Letter Usual romanization English approximation NW NE SW SE b ب b bed d د d day z d͡z ځ dz lads d͡ʒ ج j jam ɖ ډ ḍ day (retroflex) f ف f fun ɡ ګ g go ɣ غ ğ, ǧ Spanish amigo h ه ح h hat j ي y yes k ک k king l ل l left m م m man n ن n no ŋ song ɳ ڼ ṇ no (retroflex) p پ p spit q ق q cool (without voicing) r ﺭ r run ɺ, ɻ, ɽ ړ ṛ run (retroflex) s س ث ص s see ʃ ش š she ç x ʂ ʃ ښ x̌, ṣ̌ she (retroflex) t ت ط t top s t͡s څ c, ts cats t͡ʃ چ č chin ʈ ټ ṭ top (retroflex) w و w win x خ x Bach (German) z ز ذ ض ظ z zoo ʒ d͡ʒ ʒ ژ ž pleasure ʝ ɡ ʐ ʒ ږ ǵ, ẓ̌ pleasure (retroflex) ◌̃ ں ̃ , ń song Marginal consonant IPA Letter Usual romanization English approximation ʔ ع ء ', ɂ water (glottalized)

Vowels IPA Letter Usual romanization English approximation a َ ه a cat ɑ آ َا ā father e ې e egg ə ٙ ۀ ə comma ɪ ِ i eat i ِي i, ī it o و o story ʊ ُ u cool u ُو u, ū put Diphthongss IPA Letter Usual romanization English approximation ai َی ay ice ɑi آی َای āy ice əi ٙۍ ٙئ əy face aw َو aw loud ɑw آو َاو āw loud oɪ وی oy boy uɪ ُوی uy sweet Stress IPA Usual romanization English approximation ˈ ´ about

See also

• Category:Pages with Pashto IPA (64)