pronunciation guide in English
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Examples are either tagged with a language code or English dialect. Any example that is not tagged is considered "General American" (GA).
Tags currently used:
- (AuE) = Australian English
- (ScE) = Scottish English
- (WaE) = Welsh English
- (fra) = French
Vowels
lojban | IPA | Name | Examples |
---|---|---|---|
a | [a] | Open front unrounded vowel | a in hat (WaE) |
e | [ɛ] | Open-mid front unrounded vowel | e in bed |
i | [i] | Close front unrounded vowel | ee in free |
o | [o] | Close-mid back rounded vowel | o in go (ScE) |
u | [u] | Close back rounded vowel | oo in boot |
y | [ə] | Mid-central vowel | a in above |
lojban | IPA | Name | Examples |
---|---|---|---|
a | [ɑ] | Open back unrounded vowel | a in father |
e | [e] | Close-mid front unrounded vowel | ay in play (ScE) |
o | [ɔ] | Open-mid back rounded vowel | o in not (AuE) |
Diphthongs
lojban | IPA | Examples |
---|---|---|
ai | aj | high, Taipei |
ei | ɛj | weigh, Taipei |
oi | oj | boy |
au | aw | cow |
ia | ja | yard |
ie | jɛ | yell |
ii | ji | hear ye |
io | jo | yogurt |
iu | ju | beauty |
ua | wa | wander |
ue | wɛ | well |
ui | wi | weak |
uo | wo | woe |
uu | wu | woo |
iy | jə | |
uy | wə | was |
Consonants
lojban | IPA | Examples |
---|---|---|
c | [ʃ], [ʂ] | sh in shape |
j | [ʒ], [ʐ] | s in measure, j in bonjour (fra) |
x | [x] | ch in loch (ScE) |
' | [h] | h in hose |
dj | [dʒ] | j in joke |
tc | [tʃ] | ch in chat |
lojban | IPA | Examples |
---|---|---|
f | [f], [ɸ] | fall |
l | [l], [l̩] | late |
n | [n], [n̩], [ŋ̍], [ŋ̩] | nose |
m | [m], [m̩] | move |
r | [r], [ɹ], [ɾ], [ʀ], [r̩], [ɹ̩], [ɾ̩], [ʀ̩] | rock |
v | [v], [β] | voice |
lojban | IPA | Examples |
---|---|---|
b | [b] | bottle |
d | [d] | dance |
g | [g] | goose |
k | [k] | keen |
p | [p] | powder |
s | [s] | soldier |
t | [t] | time |
z | [z] | zinc |