List of Filipino Consonants

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Want to know what are the consonants in Filipino language? In articulatory phonetics, a Filipino consonant is known as a speech sound that is articulated having full or partial closure in the vocal region. The word consonant can also be used to talk about a letter of a Filipino alphabet which signifies a consonant sound. Learn More

Filipino Consonants Chart

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Filipino Consonants in 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

Filipino Diphthongs in 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

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