Help:IPA/Macedonian

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Standard Macedonian pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Macedonian phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Macedonian.

Consonants
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
bбабаbox
cќерка, куќаcute
dдомdust
d͡zѕвезда, ѕидbirds
d͡ʒџебjab
fфалба, првfact
ɡгулаб,goo
ɟѓаволargue
jјасyes
kкуќа, југskill
lлимонleap
ɫлукall
ʎљубовmillion
mмореmocha
nносnorth
ɲбањаcanyon
ŋбанкаsing
pпет, дабspeak
rракаtrilled r, like in Spanish
прстUS: verb (trilled)
sстолsalt, mask
ʃшумаsugar
tтајна, западstyle
t͡sцарbats
t͡ʃчовекcheese
vводаview
xхеројloch (Scottish English)
zзимаzoo
ʒжолтpleasure
Marginal consonants
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
ɫ̩моноклlittle
кловнbutton
Vowels
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
aбратfather
ɛеденedge
iсивpolice
ɔслонoff
uубавpool
Marginal vowels
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
əксметsofa
Other symbols
IPADescription
ˈStress on the following syllable

Sources

  • Lunt, Horace G. (1952), Grammar of the Macedonian Literary Language, Skopje{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

See also