The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Gujarati pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
See Gujarati phonology for a more thorough discussion of the sounds of Gujarati.
| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Gujarati |
IAST |
English approximation
|
| b
|
બ |
b |
bat
|
| bʱ
|
ભ |
bh |
abhor
|
| tʃ
|
ચ |
c |
choose
|
| tʃʰ
|
છ |
ch |
approach-here
|
| d
|
દ |
d |
other
|
| dʱ
|
ધ |
dh |
adhere
|
| ɖ
|
ડ |
ḍ |
dog
|
| ɖʱ
|
ઢ |
ḍh |
guardhouse
|
| ɡ
|
ગ |
g |
gate
|
| ɡʱ
|
ઘ |
gh |
gherkin
|
| h
|
ઃ |
ḥ |
head
|
| ɦ
|
હ |
h |
ahead
|
| j
|
ય |
y |
yak
|
| dʒ
|
જ |
j |
jack
|
| dʒʱ
|
ઝ |
jh |
hedgehog
|
| k
|
ક |
k |
scold
|
| kʰ
|
ખ |
kh |
khan
|
| l
|
લ |
l |
leaf
|
| ɭ
|
ળ |
l |
swedish sorrl
|
| m
|
મ |
m |
much
|
| n
|
ન |
n |
not
|
| ɳ
|
ણ |
ṇ |
burner
|
| ɲ
|
ઞ |
ñ |
canyon
|
| ŋ
|
ઙ |
ṅ |
bank
|
| p
|
પ |
p |
pan
|
| pʰ or f
|
ફ |
ph |
cup-holder
|
| ɾ
|
ર |
r |
rat
|
| s
|
સ |
s |
sue
|
| ʂ
|
ષ |
ṣ |
roughly like worship
|
| ɕ
|
શ |
ś |
roughly like sheep
|
| t
|
ત |
t |
thank
|
| tʰ
|
થ |
th |
thank
|
| ʈ
|
ટ |
ṭ |
table
|
| ʈʰ
|
ઠ |
ṭh |
art-historian
|
| ʋ
|
વ |
v |
vine
|
|
| Vowels
|
| IPA |
Gujarati |
IAST |
English approximation
|
| ə
|
અ, ક |
a |
euphoria
|
| ɑ
|
આ, કા |
ā |
bra
|
| eː
|
એ, કે |
e |
Somewhat like wait
|
| ɛ
|
ઍ, કૅ |
â |
bed
|
| i
|
ઇ/ ઈ, કિ/ કી |
i |
happy
|
| oː
|
ઓ, કો |
o |
old
|
| ɔ
|
ઑ, કૉ |
ô |
off
|
| u
|
ઉ/ ઊ, કુ/ કૂ |
u |
look
|
| əj
|
ઐ, કૈ |
ai |
Somewhat like bail
|
| əʋ
|
ઔ, કૌ |
au |
Somewhat like float
|
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