| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
| b
|
baixo, viver, weber
|
best
|
| β
|
abaixo, viver[1]
|
between baby and bevy
|
| d
|
dedo
|
dice
|
| ð
|
dedo[1]
|
other
|
| f
|
faro, nafta, Philip
|
face
|
| ɡ
|
galego
|
ago
|
| ɣ
|
galego[1]
|
between ago and ahold
|
| k
|
cor, quen, quad, kelvin
|
scan
|
| l
|
lúa, ballet
|
luck
|
| ʎ
|
lle, brillo[2]
|
billiards
|
| m
|
ama, lamber
|
mate
|
| n
|
urna, pensa
|
not
|
| ŋ
|
unha, longo, un, yang, ítem
|
singer
|
| ɲ
|
uña
|
onion
|
| p
|
pés
|
spouse
|
| θ
|
zoo, cea,[3] theta
|
thing
|
| r
|
ría, parra
|
trilled r
|
| ɾ
|
fría, para, ar
|
US ladder
|
| s
|
seu, casa, este
|
sun
|
| ʃ
|
xente, flash, beige
|
shop
|
| t
|
tempo
|
stand
|
| tʃ
|
chave
|
check
|
| v
|
afgano[4]
|
of
|
| z
|
mesmo[4]
|
quiz
|
| Non-native consonants
|
| dʒ
|
joule, gin, adagio
|
jet
|
| h
|
hippy
|
hook
|
| ts
|
tsar, pizza, hertz
|
cats
|
| x
|
kharxa, Bach[5]
|
loch
|
| ʒ
|
flashback[4]
|
vision
|
|
|
| Dialectal consonants
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
| ʝ
|
lle, vello[2]
|
you
|
| ħ
|
ghato, trigho[6]
|
hat
|
|
| Vowels
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
| a
|
cadro, má
|
art
|
| aː
|
ra, á[7]
|
father
|
| ɛ
|
feltro, café
|
set
|
| e
|
selo, télex
|
they
|
| i
|
lima, dial, río, oïades
|
ski
|
| ɔ
|
ovo, abiótico, ao fin
|
US ball / UK lot
|
| o
|
avoa, avó
|
US sole / UK sore
|
| u
|
mula, dual, rúa, argüír
|
ruler
|
| Unstressed word-final vowels[8]
|
| ɐ
|
hora, na
|
unrest
|
| ɪ
|
onte, se
|
hobbit
|
| ʊ
|
niño, termonuclear, do
|
output
|
|
|
| Semivowels
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
| j
|
saia, cilio, pai, spray
|
yet / boy
|
| w
|
tenue, bilingüe, pau, watt
|
switch / cow
|
|
|
| Suprasegmentals
|
| IPA |
Examples |
Explanation
|
| ˈ
|
Arousa [aˈɾow.sɐ]
|
primary stress
|
| ˌ
|
Vilamarín [ˌbi.lɐ.maˈɾiŋ]
|
secondary stress
|
| .
|
rías [ˈri.ɐs]
|
syllable break
|
|