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Consonants in Filipino phrasebook
Consonants in Filipino phrasebook
These are pronounced as in English.
b�
like 'b' in "bed"
k�
like 'k' in "kid"
d�
like 'd' in "dog"
g�
like 'g' in "go"
h�
like 'h' in "help" (this letter must be pronounced in Filipino even if it is often silent in some English dialects)
l�
like 'l' in "love"
m�
like 'm' in "mother"
n�
like 'n' in "nice"
ng�
like 'ng' in "fang", but pronounced 'nang' as a stand-alone word (though most English-speakers might classify is as two letters, it is considered as a single letter in Filipino as well as in other Asian languages)
p�
like 'p' in "pig"
r�
like 'r' in "row", like 'r' in "feather" (this letter must be pronounced in Filipino even if it is often silent in some English dialects)
s�
like 's' in "sun", like 'z' in "haze"
t�
like 't' in "top"
w�
like 'w' in "weight"
y�
like 'y' in "yes", like 'ie' in "pie", like 'ee' in "flee"
Therse are pronounced differently from English.
c�
like 's' in "supper", 'k' in "kid"
f�
like 'f' in "fine"
j�
like 'dg' in "edge", 'h' in "ham"
ñ�
like 'ny' in "canyon"
q�
like 'q' in "quest" (almost always with 'u')
v�
like 'v' in "victory"
x�
like 'cks' in "kicks", like 'z' in "haze" (at beginning of a word)
z�
like 'z' in "haze"
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