This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Bulgarian on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Bulgarian in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing
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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Bulgarian
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Standard Bulgarian pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA-bg }} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters .
See Bulgarian phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Bulgarian.
Consonants
IPA
Examples
English approximation
b
б аб а
b ox
c
кь опоолу
c ute
d
д ом
d ust
d͡z
дз ифт
birds
d͡ʒ
дж ем
j ab
f
ф илм
f act
ɡ
г арван
g ood
ɟ
г яур
argu e
j
сой ка
y es
k
к ъща
sk ill
l
л имон
l eap
ɫ
л ош
all or w est
ʎ
л юбов
milli on
m
м оре
m ocha
n
н ос
n orth
ɲ
бан я
cany on
ŋ
бан ка
sing
p
п ет
sp eak
r
р абота
trilled r , like in Spanish
s
с тол
s alt, mas k
ʃ
ш ума
s ugar
t
т айна
st yle
t͡s
ц ар
bats
t͡ʃ
ч ай
ch eese
v
в ода
v iew
x
х артия
loch (Scottish English )
z
з има
z oo
ʒ
ж ълт
pleas ure
Marginal consonants
IPA
Examples
English approximation
ɣ
видях го
between g o and ah old
ç
Х юз
h uge
w
у иски
w ater
Vowels
IPA
Examples
English approximation
a
бра т
fa ther
ɤ
къ т
plu s
ɛ
це на
e dge
i
си в
poli ce
ɔ
сло н
o ff
u
ху бав
poo l
Reduced vowels
IPA
Examples
English approximation
ɐ
щерка , камъ к
sofa
o
нещо , у ста
thou ght (RP ), coa t (Scottish English )
Other symbols
IPA
Description
ˈ
Stress on the following syllable
ˌ
Secondary stress on the following syllable
◌ʲ
Palatalization of the preceding consonant
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