The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Modern Coptic pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.
| IPA |
Latin |
Example |
nearest English equivalent
|
| m
|
m
|
mu
|
mom
|
| n
|
n
|
nofre
|
nine
|
| f
|
f
|
efvef
|
fire
|
| s
|
s
|
sime
|
side
|
| ʃ
|
x
|
xaj
|
shoe
|
| x
|
kh
|
sakh
|
loch
|
| h
|
h
|
howt
|
heel
|
| p
|
p
|
pite
|
pace
|
| t
|
t
|
to
|
talk
|
| tʃ
|
c
|
cempéh
|
church
|
| c
|
kj
|
kjoove
|
cute
|
| k
|
k
|
keeme
|
cake
|
| β
|
v
|
verre
|
vain
|
| w
|
w
|
awin
|
win
|
| l
|
l
|
lavo
|
lion
|
| ɾ
|
r
|
ree
|
run (but trilled or tapped)
|
| j
|
j
|
joot
|
yes
|
| ʔ
|
|
mu'e
|
uh-oh
|
|
| IPA |
Latin |
Example |
nearest English equivalent
|
| a
|
a
|
af
|
was
|
| ə
|
e
|
heto
|
align
|
| e
|
é
|
fént
|
bed
|
| eː
|
ee
|
anseev
|
heard (non-rhotic)
|
| o
|
o
|
snof
|
law (but shorter)
|
| oː
|
oo
|
oonkh
|
law
|
| i
|
i
|
ci
|
bee
|
| y
|
y
|
psyke
|
fu (French)
|
| u
|
u
|
emu
|
food
|
|
|