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Alphabet in Filipino Language
Knowing the Filipino alphabet is very important to learn the Filipino Language. Filipino alphabet configuration is used in a every day conversation. With out the Filipino alphabet, it is difficult to speak the Filipino phrases properly even if a person understand how to write those words in Filipino. Learn More
As with any language, the far better a person articulate a letter in a word, the easier grasped you’ll be in talking the Filipino language. Take a look at links that directs you to the Filipino alphabet and how it’s pronounced in English.
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Vowels in Filipino Alphabet
| like 'a' in "arrive" | a |
| like 'e' in "ten" | e |
| like 'i' in "fin" | i |
| like 'o' in "dog" | o |
| like 'oo' in "hoop" | u |
Consonants in Filipino Alphabet
| These are pronounced as in English. | |
| like 'b' in "bed" | b |
| like 'k' in "kid" | k |
| like 'd' in "dog" | d |
| like 'g' in "go" | g |
| like 'h' in "help" (this letter must be pronounced in Filipino even if it is often silent in some English dialects) | h |
| like 'l' in "love" | l |
| like 'm' in "mother" | m |
| like 'n' in "nice" | n |
| 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) | ng |
| like 'p' in "pig" | p |
| 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) | r |
| like 's' in "sun", like 'z' in "haze" | s |
| like 't' in "top" | t |
| like 'w' in "weight" | w |
| like 'y' in "yes", like 'ie' in "pie", like 'ee' in "flee" | y |
| Therse are pronounced differently from English. | |
| like 's' in "supper", 'k' in "kid" | c |
| like 'f' in "fine" | f |
| like 'dg' in "edge", 'h' in "ham" | j |
| like 'ny' in "canyon" | ñ |
| like 'q' in "quest" (almost always with 'u') | q |
| like 'v' in "victory" | v |
| like 'cks' in "kicks", like 'z' in "haze" (at beginning of a word) | x |
| like 'z' in "haze" | z |
Semi Vowels/ Diphthongs in Filipino Alphabet
| like 'i' in "high": tatay, father | ay |
| like 'ow' in "cow": kalabaw, carabao/water buffalo | aw |
| like 'ay' in "say": reyna, queen | ey |
| like "eew": baliw, crazy | iw |
| like 'oy' in "boy": apoy, fire | oy |
| Many Filipino words are stressed on the second to last syllable |
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