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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
Consonants
b б
b
ب
ab ove
β somewhat like lav a, but without the lips touching the teeth
ɕ ш, щ
ş, şş
⟨ش⟩ , ⟨شش⟩ ,
sh eep
d д
d
د
d ice
f ф
f
ف
f at
ɡ г
g
گ
ag ree
h [ a] һ
h
ھ
h at
j й
i
ي
y ard, boy
k к
k
ك
sk ate
l л
l
ل
l ie
m м
m
م
m oon
n н
n
ن
n o
ɴ ң
ñ
ڭ
somewhat like bong , but further back in the mouth
ŋ sing
p п
p
پ
sp are
q қ
q
ق
somewhat like sk a, but further back in the mouth
ɾ р
r
ر
GA at om
ʁ ғ
ğ
ع
French r ouge
s с
s
س
s ick
t т
t
ت
st ick
ts [ a] ц
ts
تس
cats
tɕ [ a] ч
tş
چ
ch eat
v [ a] в
v
ۆ
v ase
ɣ г
g
گ
g o but without completely blocking airflow on the g
w у
u
ۋ
w ater, low
χ [ b] х
h
ح
Scottish loch
z з
z
ز
z one
ʑ [ c] ж
j
ج
pleas ure
IPA
Cyrillic
Latin
Arabic
English approximation
Vowels
ɑ a
a
ا
fa ther
æ ә
ä
ٵ
ca t
e е, э
e
ە
be d
ə ы
y
ى
a bout
əj и
i
ٸ
somewhat like pri ce
jɪ е, э
e
ە
ye ll
ɪ і
ı
ٸ
ki t
o о
o
و
sto ry
ø ө
ö
ٶ
nu rse
ʊ ұ
ū
ۇ
woo d
ʏ ү
ü
ٷ
somewhat like cu te
^ a b c d Only in loanwords
^ Allophone of /q/
^ Sometimes /dʒ/ , especially for speakers of Southern dialects
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