Wikivoyage:Pronunciation guide

The following shows how Wikivoyage represents pronunciations in phrasebooks and place names. These are rough approximations for travellers. They are not intended to represent exact linguistic transcriptions.

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Vowel sounds

 * a : like 'a' in English "hat"
 * ah : like 'a' in English "father"
 * aw : like 'aw' in English "dawn"
 * ay : like 'ay' in English "hay"


 * ee : like 'ee' in English "knee"
 * eh : like 'e' in English "bed"
 * eu : like 'eu' in Dutch "keuken" and French "heureux"
 * ey : like 'ei' in Dutch "mei", like 'ij' in Dutch "mij"


 * ih : like 'i' in English "pin", "hit"
 * igh : like 'i' in English "time"


 * o : like 'o' in (British) English "lot"
 * oh : like 'o' in English "hope"
 * oe : like ö in German "Königsberg," a bit like i in sir
 * oi : like 'oy' in English "boy"
 * oo : like 'oo' in English "moon"
 * ow : like 'ow' in English "cow"


 * uh : like 'u' in English "bud", 'a' in English "comma" (schwa)
 * uu : like 'u' in Dutch "nu", like 'ut' in French "salut"
 * uy : like 'ui' in Dutch "huis", like '&oelig;' in French "&oelig;il"

Consonant sounds

 * b : like 'b' in English "bird"
 * ch : like 'ch' in English "chin"
 * ck : like 'ck' in English "kick" (end of syllable only)
 * d : like 'd' in English "dog"
 * dh : like 'th' in English "those"
 * f : like 'f' in English "fun"
 * g : like 'g' in English "go"
 * gh : like 'g' in Dutch "geen"
 * h : like 'h' in English "hand"
 * j : like 'j' in English "jump", like "dg" in English "edge"
 * k : like 'k' in English "kill" (beginning of syllable only)
 * kh : like 'ch' in Scottish "loch"
 * l : like 'l' in English "love"
 * ll : like 'll' in English "mill" (end of syllable only)
 * ly: like 'll' in Spanish "caballo", like 'gl' in Italian "figlio", like 'lh' in Portuguese "ralho"
 * m : like 'm' in English "me"
 * n : like 'n' in English "nose"
 * ng : like nasal 'n' in French "vin", like 'ng' in English "sing"
 * ny : like ñ in Spanish "mañana", like gn in French "agneau", like nj in Dutch "oranje", like nh in Portuguese "vinho"
 * p : like 'p' in English "push"
 * r : like 'r' in English "row"
 * rh : like 'r' in French "français"
 * rr : like 'rr' in Spanish "perro"
 * s : like 's' in English "sun" (beginning of syllable only)
 * sh : like 'sh' in English "shed", "mush"
 * ss : like 'ss' in English "hiss" (end of syllable only)
 * t : like 't' in English "top"
 * v : like 'v' in English "vicar"
 * w : like 'w' in English "win"
 * y : like 'y' in English "yes" or "boy"
 * z : like 's' in English "has", 'z' in English "zero"
 * zh : like 's' in English "treasure"