| Consonants |
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| IPA | Gujarati | IAST | English approximation |
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| b | બ | b | bat | | bʱ | ભ | bh | clubhouse | | β[1] | ભ | bh | somewhat like averse | | d | દ | d | dog | | ð[1] | ધ | dh | other | | dʱ | ધ | dh | redhead | | ɖ | ડ | ḍ | American English bird | | ɖʱ | ઢ | ḍh | American English birdhouse | | dʒ | જ | j | jack | | dʒʱ | ઝ | z | hedgehog | | f[1] | ફ | ph | afraid | | ɡ | ગ | g | gate | | ɡʱ | ઘ | gh | loghouse | | ɣ[1] | ઘ | gh | go,but without completely blocking airflow on theg | | h | ઃ | ḥ | head | | ɦ | હ | h | ahead | | j | ય | y | yak | | k | ક | k | scold | | kʰ | ખ | kh | cold | | l | લ | l | leaf | | ɭ | ળ | l | somewhat like Merlin | | m | મ | m | much | | n | ન | n | not | | ɳ | ણ | ṇ | somewhat like burner | | ɲ | ઞ | ñ | canyon | | ŋ | ઙ | ṅ | bank | | p | પ | p | span | | pʰ | ફ | ph | pan | | ɾ | ર | r | atom (American English) | | ɽ[2] | ડ | ḍ | somewhat like murder | | ɽʱ[2] | ઢ | ḍh | No English equivalent | | ɽ̃[2] | ણ | ṇ | as above, but nasal | | s[3] | સ | s | sue | | ʂ[3] | ષ | ṣ | somewhat like worship | | ʃ[3] | શ | ś | sheep | | t | ત | t | stop | | tʰ | થ | th | top | | ʈ | ટ | ṭ | somewhat like court | | ʈʰ | ઠ | ṭh | somewhat liketree | | tʃ | ચ | c | catch | | tʃʰ | છ | ch | cheese | | ʋ | વ | v | vine |
| | Vowels |
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| IPA | Gujarati | IAST | English approximation |
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| ɑ | આ, કા | ā | bra | | æ | | | cash | | e | એ, કે | e | pay | | ɛ | ઍ, કૅ | â | bed | | ə | અ, ક | a | about | | i | ઇ/ ઈ, કિ/ કી | i | see | | o | ઓ, કો | o | story | | ɔ | ઑ, કૉ | ô | off | | u | ઉ/ ઊ, કુ/ કૂ | u | cool | | əj | ઐ, કૈ | ai | kite | | əʋ | ઔ, કૌ | au | house |
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