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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Standard Macedonian pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

English approximations are in some cases very approximate, and only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation. See Macedonian phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds.

IPA Examples Nearest English equivalent
Consonants
/b/ баба box
/v/ вода view
/ɡ/ гавран good
/d/ дом dust
/ɟ/ ѓон argue
/ʒ/ жолт pleasure
/z/ зима zoo
/d͡z/ ѕвезда birds
/j/ јаболко yes
/k/ куќа keep
/l/ лав list
Syllabic
//
монокл little
/ɫ/ бела milk
/m/ море mocha
/n/ нос North
/ŋ/ банка Hank
/ɲ/ бања onion
/p/ пет palm
/r/ работа robot (trilled)
Syllabic
//
прст US: verb (trilled)
/s/ стол speak
/t/ тајна time
/c/ ќерка cue
/f/ филм fact
/x/ хартија Bach
/t͡s/ цар bats
/t͡ʃ/ чекан cheese
/d͡ʒ/ џем jab
/ʃ/ шума sugar
IPA Examples Nearest English equivalent
Vowels
/a/ брат father
/ə/ ксмет pencil
/ɛ/ сè edge
/i/ сив happy
/ɔ/ слон more
/u/ убав pool

Notes