 | This is thepronunciation key forIPA transcriptions of Macedonian on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Macedonian 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 Macedonian pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, seeTemplate:IPA andWikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
SeeMacedonian phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Macedonian.
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
|---|---|---|
| b | баба | box |
| c | ќерка, куќа | cute |
| d | дом | dust |
| d͡z | ѕвезда,ѕид | birds |
| d͡ʒ | џеб | jab |
| f | фалба, прв | fact |
| ɡ | гулаб, | goo |
| ɟ | ѓавол | argue |
| j | јас | yes |
| k | куќа, југ | skill |
| l | лимон,љубов | leap |
| ɫ | лук | all |
| m | море | mocha |
| n | нос | north |
| ɲ | бања | canyon |
| ŋ | банка | sing |
| p | пет, даб | speak |
| r | рака | trilled r, like inSpanish |
| r̩ | прст | US: verb (trilled) |
| s | стол | salt, mask |
| ʃ | шума | sugar |
| t | тајна, запад | style |
| t͡s | цар | bats |
| t͡ʃ | човек, беџ | cheese |
| v | вода | view |
| ʋ | сваќа | vine (Indian English) |
| x | херој | loch (Scottish English) |
| z | зима | zoo |
| ʒ | жолт | pleasure |
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
|---|---|---|
| ɫ̩ | С’лп, монокл | little |
| n̩ | њутн | button |
| w | шоу, аугментација, резероар | show |
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
|---|---|---|
| a | брат | father |
| ɛ | еден | edge |
| i | сив | police |
| ɔ | слон | off |
| u | убав | pool |
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
|---|---|---|
| ɤ | касмет, К’шање | sofa |
| IPA | Description |
|---|---|
| ˈ | Stress on the following syllable |
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