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==Latin Alphabet and Pronunciation - Swahili== | ==Latin Alphabet and Pronunciation - Swahili== | ||
{| class=wikitable | ===English pronunciation=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Swahili Alphabet | |||
!English Sound | |||
!Pronunciation Example | |||
|- | |||
|A a | |||
|a | |||
|as in car | |||
|- | |||
|E e | |||
|e | |||
|as in bed | |||
|- | |||
|I i | |||
|ee | |||
|ee as in wheel | |||
|- | |||
|O o | |||
|o | |||
|as in off | |||
|- | |||
|U u | |||
|oo | |||
|oo as in cool | |||
|- | |||
|B b | |||
|b | |||
|as in bat | |||
|- | |||
|C c | |||
| | |||
|only found H as CH | |||
|- | |||
|D d | |||
|d | |||
|as in duck | |||
|- | |||
|F f | |||
|f | |||
|as in far | |||
|- | |||
|G g | |||
|g | |||
|as in give | |||
|- | |||
|H h | |||
|h | |||
|as in hit | |||
|- | |||
|J j | |||
|j | |||
|as in jump | |||
|- | |||
|K k | |||
|k | |||
|as in kite | |||
|- | |||
|L l | |||
|l | |||
|as in lick | |||
|- | |||
|M m | |||
|m | |||
|as in man | |||
|- | |||
|N n | |||
|n | |||
|as in not | |||
|- | |||
|P p | |||
|p | |||
|as in pea | |||
|- | |||
|R r | |||
|r | |||
|as in rake | |||
|- | |||
|S s | |||
|s | |||
|as in stop | |||
|- | |||
|T t | |||
|t | |||
|as in time | |||
|- | |||
|V v | |||
|v | |||
|as in victory | |||
|- | |||
|W w | |||
|w | |||
|as in will | |||
|- | |||
|Y y | |||
|y | |||
|as in you | |||
|- | |||
|Z z | |||
|z | |||
|as in zoo | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|CH ch | |||
|ch | |||
|ch' as in China | |||
|- | |||
|DH dh | |||
|th | |||
|th'as in that | |||
|} | |||
===IPA pronunciation=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Latin | |+Latin | ||
!Letter | !Letter | ||
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==Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation - Swahili== | ==Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation - Swahili== | ||
{| class=wikitable | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+Arabic | |+Arabic | ||
!Letter | !Letter | ||
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==Videos Alphabet and Pronunciation - Swahili == | ==Videos Alphabet and Pronunciation - Swahili == | ||
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[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] | [[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:48, 26 March 2023
With a solid foundation in this subject, you may want to learn more about these related topics: Colors.
Latin Alphabet and Pronunciation - Swahili[edit | edit source]
English pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Swahili Alphabet | English Sound | Pronunciation Example |
---|---|---|
A a | a | as in car |
E e | e | as in bed |
I i | ee | ee as in wheel |
O o | o | as in off |
U u | oo | oo as in cool |
B b | b | as in bat |
C c | only found H as CH | |
D d | d | as in duck |
F f | f | as in far |
G g | g | as in give |
H h | h | as in hit |
J j | j | as in jump |
K k | k | as in kite |
L l | l | as in lick |
M m | m | as in man |
N n | n | as in not |
P p | p | as in pea |
R r | r | as in rake |
S s | s | as in stop |
T t | t | as in time |
V v | v | as in victory |
W w | w | as in will |
Y y | y | as in you |
Z z | z | as in zoo |
CH ch | ch | ch' as in China |
DH dh | th | th'as in that |
IPA pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Letter | A a | B b | Ch ch | D d | E e | F f | G g | H h | I i | J j | K k | L l | M m | N n | O o | P p | R r | S s | T t | U u | V v | W w | Y y | Z z |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | a | be | che | de | e | ef | ge | he | i | je | ka | el | em | en | o | pe | re | se | te | u | ve | we | ye | ze |
IPA | ɑ | ɓ | t͡ʃ/t͡ʃʰ | ɗ | ɛ | f | ɠ | h | i | ʄ~d͡ʒ | k/kʰ | l | m | n | ɔ | p/pʰ | r | s | t/tʰ | u | v | w | j | z |
Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation - Swahili[edit | edit source]
Letter | Name | Transliteration |
---|---|---|
ب | bee | b |
پ | pee | p |
ت | tee | t |
ث | thee | th |
ج | jimu | j |
چ | chimu | ch |
ح | hhee | h |
خ | khee | h/kh |
د | dali | d |
ذ | dhali | dh |
ر | ree | r |
ز | zee | z |
س | sini | s |
ش | shini | sh |
ص | sadi | s |
ض | dhadi | dh |
ط | tee | t |
ظ | zee | z |
ع | ayni | ' |
غ | ghayni | gh |
ڠ | gayni | g |
نڠ | ng'ayni | ng' |
ف | fee | f |
ڤ | vee | v |
ق | qafu | q |
ك | kafu | k |
ل | lamu | l |
م | mimu | m |
ن | nuni | n |
ه | hee | h |
و | wau | w |
ي | yee | y |
Videos Alphabet and Pronunciation - Swahili[edit | edit source]