Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Kazakh
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Kazakh language 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.
| IPA
|
Cyrillic
|
Latin
|
Arabic
|
English approximation
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| Consonants
|
| b
|
б
|
b
|
ب
|
above
|
| β
|
somewhat like lava, but without the lips touching the teeth
|
| ɕ
|
ш, щ
|
ş, şş
|
⟨ش⟩, ⟨شش⟩,
|
sheep
|
| d
|
д
|
d
|
د
|
dice
|
| f
|
ф
|
f
|
ف
|
fat
|
| ɡ
|
г
|
g
|
گ
|
agree
|
| h[a]
|
һ
|
h
|
ھ
|
hat
|
| j
|
й
|
i
|
ي
|
yard, boy
|
| k
|
к
|
k
|
ك
|
skate
|
| l
|
л
|
l
|
ل
|
lie
|
| m
|
м
|
m
|
م
|
moon
|
| n
|
н
|
n
|
ن
|
no
|
| ɴ
|
ң
|
ñ
|
ڭ
|
somewhat like bong, but further back in the mouth
|
| ŋ
|
sing
|
| p
|
п
|
p
|
پ
|
spare
|
| q
|
қ
|
q
|
ق
|
somewhat like ska, but further back in the mouth
|
| ɾ
|
р
|
r
|
ر
|
GA atom
|
| ʁ
|
ғ
|
ğ
|
ع
|
French rouge
|
| s
|
с
|
s
|
س
|
sick
|
| t
|
т
|
t
|
ت
|
stick
|
| ts[a]
|
ц
|
ts
|
تس
|
cats
|
| tɕ[a]
|
ч
|
tş
|
چ
|
cheat
|
| v[a]
|
в
|
v
|
ۆ
|
vase
|
| ɣ
|
г
|
g
|
گ
|
go but without completely blocking airflow on the g
|
| w
|
у
|
u
|
ۋ
|
water, low
|
| χ[b]
|
х
|
h
|
ح
|
Scottish loch
|
| z
|
з
|
z
|
ز
|
zone
|
| ʑ[c]
|
ж
|
j
|
ج
|
pleasure
|
|
| IPA
|
Cyrillic
|
Latin
|
Arabic
|
English approximation
|
| Vowels
|
| ɑ
|
a
|
a
|
ا
|
father
|
| æ
|
ә
|
ä
|
ٵ
|
cat
|
| e
|
е, э
|
e
|
ە
|
bed
|
| ə
|
ы
|
y
|
ى
|
about
|
| əj
|
и
|
i
|
ٸ
|
somewhat like price
|
| jɪ
|
е, э
|
e
|
ە
|
yell
|
| ɪ
|
і
|
ı
|
ٸ
|
kit
|
| o
|
о
|
o
|
و
|
story
|
| ø
|
ө
|
ö
|
ٶ
|
nurse
|
| ʊ
|
ұ
|
ū
|
ۇ
|
wood
|
| ʏ
|
ү
|
ü
|
ٷ
|
somewhat like cute
|
|
Notes
- ^ a b c d Only in loanwords
- ^ Allophone of /q/
- ^ Sometimes /dʒ/, especially for speakers of Southern dialects
See also
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