IPA for Etlish

The charts below show the way in which the IPA represents Etlish pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation. For more information, see Help:IPA.

IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent
Consonants
b kobe three bear
d kod frog dawn
h hëmrë dim head
j jo already yawn
k liki near scar
l ül upper light
m mei we man
n eilen yesterday new
p püützä to hunt spin
r ëperki strawberry carro (Spanish)
s sëjjë row sweet
t aitpuu bush star
t͡s semnitsa dungeon cats
w vëh slightly war
z kikkuza to shout zebra
IPA Example Translation (near) equivalent
Vowels
æ hätzä to deter bad
æː sääsi osprey bad
ɑ sari island father
ɑː laa layer father
e esi before bait
veel yet bait
ə jë and about
i hivus thread meet
kiirei roof meet
o jos if thought
too that thought
ø söstä to shove können (German)
øː löök chin Schön (German)
u kusta to urinate boot
muu other boot
y üskë thigh üppig (German)
juuri root über (German)
Diphthongs
æi mäih cambium tie
æy räüstës overlap käydä (Finnish)
ɑi vai or tie
ɑu nauttiza to use how
ei lätei source bait
eːi leeisi hearth bait
oi toinen second boy
ou soukeza to knead boat
oːu hooujës cheap boat
øi enöi maternal uncle kipinöidä (Finnish)
øy öüsi one øy (Norwegian)
øːy hööüz shameful øy (Norwegian)
IPA Example Translation
Consonant Allophones
ŋ henki ghost
x ëhku ash