Spelled Pronunciation Key

[text]  bold and italicized text indicates the primary accented or stressed syllable in a term, as in:

la·mán [la-mán] (content)
like ex·po·sé​ [ex-po-] in English dialects

[text]  reverse italicized text indicates that the sound of that syllable in a term should be clipped short in the throat, as in:

su·kà [su-] (vinegar)
like niche​ [niche​] in English dialects

[text]  bold text indicates the primary stressed syllable in a term with a glottal stop on the vowel, as in:

sa·li·tâ [sa-li-] (talk)
like en·tre·pôt​ [en-tre-pôt] in English dialects

 

Mga Katinig (Consonants)
[b]

bagay (thing)baba (chin), talahib (common grass)

Like b in bat, habit, job in English dialects​

[ch]

t'yaga (perseverance), t'yempo (timing), kutsara (spoon)

Like ch in chapter, cherry, chat in English dialects​

[d]

dapat (should), sandali (moment), budbod (sprinkle)

Like d in dog, border, rod in English dialects​

[g]

gaya (same), pagod (tired), tagalog (Filipino language)

Like g in garden, organ, dog in English dialects​

[h]

halaman (plant), tahimik (quiet), bahay (house)

Like h in harmony, home, ahead in English dialects​

[j]

d'yaryo (newspapers), dyip (jeep), tadyang (rib)

Like j in job, jacket, juggle in English dialects​

[k]

kapit-bisig (hold together), sikat (famous), salok (scoop)

Like k in keep, local, speak in English dialects​

[l]

lahi (race), alamat (legend), halal (voting)

Like l in language, Philippines, until in English dialects​

[m]

mata (eye), tamis (sweet), tanim (plant)

Like m in mother, camera, steam in English dialects​

[n]

nanay (mother), tanod (sentinel), kanin (rice)

Like n in number, analog, pin in English dialects​

[ng]

ngipin (teeth), sanga (branch), tanong (question)

Like ng in hanging, hangar, sing in English dialects​

[p]

plano (plan), pilipino (Filipino language), talop (peeled)

Like p in pronunciation, epic, help in English dialects​

[r]

resibo (receipt), trabaho (job), pintor (painter)

Like r in republic, strand, star in English dialects​

[s]

sapot (web), singsing (ring), utos (command)

Like s in sample, reason, gas in English dialects​

[t]

tagalog (Filipino language), tatlo (three), sapot (web)

Like t in today, history, about in English dialects​

[w]

wasto (correct), tawag (call), dalaw (visit)

Like w in wagon, kiwi, law in English dialects​

[y]

yaman (treasure), akyat (climb), sakay (ride)

Like y in yarn, employee, pray in English dialects​

Mga Patinig (Vowels)
[a]

araw (sun), kahoy (wood), iha (daughter)

Like a in apple, cat, filipina in English dialects​

[e]

Enero (January), terno (suit), parte (part)

Like e in embassy, set, water in English dialects​

[i]

ibon (bird), hindi (no), lahi (race)

Like i in information, hit, party in English dialects​

[o]

opo (yes), tanod (sentinel), salo (catch)

Like o in odor, core, logo in English dialects​

[u]

umaga (morning), tulog (dip), suki (loyal customer)

Like u in ultra, put, two in English dialects​