| This is thepronunciation key forIPA transcriptions of Bulgarian on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Bulgarian in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishingconsensus on thetalk page first. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, seeHelp:IPA. For the distinction between[ ],/ / and ⟨ ⟩, seeIPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
The charts below show the way in which theInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) representsStandard Bulgarian pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, seeTemplate:IPA andWikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
SeeBulgarian phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Bulgarian.
| IPA | Letters | Examples | English approximation |
|---|---|---|---|
| b | б | баба | box |
| c | к | кюфте[1] | cute |
| d | д | дом | dust |
| d͡z | дз | дзифт | birds |
| d͡ʒ | дж | джем | jab |
| f | ф | филм | fact |
| ɡ | г | гарван | good |
| ɟ | гяур[1] | argue | |
| j | й, ь | сойка | yes |
| k | к | къща | skill |
| l | л | лимон | leap |
| ɫ | лош | all | |
| ʎ | любов | million | |
| m | м | море | mocha |
| n | н | нос | north |
| ɲ | баня | canyon | |
| p | п | пет | speak |
| r | р | работа | trilled r, like inSpanish |
| s | с | стол | salt, mask |
| ʃ | ш | шума | sugar |
| t | т | тайна | style |
| t͡s | ц | цар | bats |
| t͡ʃ | ч | чай | cheese |
| v | в | вода | view |
| w | у, л | уиски,лош (colloquial) | water |
| x | х | хартия | loch (Scottish English) |
| z | з | зима | zoo |
| ʒ | ж | жълт | pleasure |
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
|---|---|---|
| ɣ | видях го | betweengoand ahold |
| ç | Хюз | huge |
| ŋ | банка | sing |
| IPA | Letters | Examples | English approximation |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | а | брат | father |
| ɤ | ъ | кът | plus |
| ɛ | е | цена | edge |
| i | и | сив | police |
| ɔ | о | слон | off |
| u | у | хубав | pool |
| IPA | Letters | Examples | English approximation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ɐ | а, ъ | щерка, камък | sofa |
| o | о, у | нещо,уста | thought (RP), coat (Scottish English) |
| IPA | Description |
|---|---|
| ˈ | Stress on the following syllable |
| ˌ | Secondary stress on the following syllable |