حرف صحیحs
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معاونت:با ابجدیہ |
Examples |
English approximation
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[[|c]]
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gys
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skew
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[[|cʰ]]
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kær
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cute
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[[|ç]]
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hjá
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hue
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[[|ð]]
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verða
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weather
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[[|f]]
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fyrir, dýpka
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fun
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[[|ɣ]]
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laga
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(like Spanish trigo)
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[[|h]]
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hús
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hop
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[[|ʰc]]
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ekki
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skew (with an h sound before it)
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[[|ʰk]]
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þakka
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sky (with an h sound before it)
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[[|ʰp]]
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tappi
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spy (with an h sound before it)
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[[|ʰt]]
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stutt
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sty (with an h sound before it)
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[[|j]]
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jú, lagi
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yes
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[[|k]]
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göng, líka
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sky
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[[|kʰ]]
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koma, hver[1]
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kite
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[[|l]]
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líf
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leap
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[[|l̥]]
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stelpa, öll[2]
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(voiceless, like hl)
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[[|m]]
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miði
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moon
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[[|m̥]]
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lampi
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(voiceless, like hm)
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[[|n]]
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níu
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noon
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[[|n̥]]
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hnífur
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(voiceless, like hn)
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[[|ɲ]]
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lengi
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canyon
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[[|ɲ̊]]
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banki [ˈpauɲ̊cɪ]
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(voiceless, like hny)
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[[|ŋ]]
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ungs
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sing
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[[|ŋ̊]]
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þungt
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(voiceless, like hng)
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[[|p]]
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böl, hjálpa, nafni
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spy
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[[|pʰ]]
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páfi
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pie
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[[|r]]
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rós
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ring (trilled)
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[[|r̥]]
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hreinn
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(voiceless, like hr)
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[[|s]]
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saga
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sing
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[[|t]]
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dagur, út, öll,[2] seinna
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sty
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[[|tʰ]]
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tala
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tie
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[[|θ]]
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það
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think
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[[|v]]
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afi, verk
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very
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[[|x]]
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sjúkt, sagt, vaxa[3]
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Bach
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[[|xʷ]]
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hver[1]
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why (without the wine–whine merger)
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مصوتs[4]
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معاونت:با ابجدیہ
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Examples
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English approximation
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Monophthongs
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[[|a]]
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Karl
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art
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[[|aː]]
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raka
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father
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[[|ɛ]]
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kenna
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bet
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[[|ɛː]]
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nema
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bed
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[[|i]]
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fínt, sýndi
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leaf
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[[|iː]]
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líf, hlýt
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leave
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[[|ɪ]]
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yrði
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kit
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[[|ɪː]]
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yfir, vita
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kid
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[[|ɔ]]
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loft
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RP/Australian hot
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[[|ɔː]]
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von
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RP/Australian nod
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[[|œ]]
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dökk
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Somewhat like nurse
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[[|œː]]
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öl
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Somewhat like fur
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[[|u]]
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ungur
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boot
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[[|uː]]
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núna
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food
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[[|ʏ]]
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upp
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roughly like shoe, but shorter
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[[|ʏː]]
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kul
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roughly like shoe
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Diphthongs
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ai
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ætla
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RP right
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aiː
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æfing
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pie
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au
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sjálfur
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mouth
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auː
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páfi
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allow
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ei
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engi
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pace
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eiː
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heim
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pay
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ou
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hóll
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goat
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ouː
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kólna
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go
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øi
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laust
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roughly like Louie, but shorter
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øiː
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auga
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roughly like Louie
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Other symbols
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معاونت:با ابجدیہ |
Explanation
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[[|ˈ◌]]
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Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), langur [ˈlauŋ̊kʏr̥]
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