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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Icelandic
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Icelandic language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
See Icelandic phonology and Icelandic orthography § Function of symbols for a more thorough look at the sounds of Icelandic.
| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
| c
|
gys
|
skew
|
| cʰ
|
kær
|
cute
|
| cː
|
baggi, seggja
|
American backgammon
|
| ç
|
hjá
|
hue
|
| ð
|
veður
|
weather
|
| f
|
fyrir, dýpka
|
fun
|
| fː
|
kaffi
|
offfield
|
| ɣ
|
laga
|
Spanish trigo
|
| h
|
hús
|
hop
|
| ʰc
|
ekki
|
skew (with an h sound before it)
|
| ʰk
|
þakka
|
sky (with an h sound before it)
|
| ʰp
|
tappi
|
spy (with an h sound before it)
|
| ʰt
|
stutt
|
sty (with an h sound before it)
|
| j
|
jú, lagi
|
yes
|
| k
|
göng, líka
|
sky
|
| kʰ
|
koma
|
kite
|
| kː
|
hryggur
|
stockgirl
|
| l
|
líf
|
leap
|
| l̥
|
stelpa, jökull
|
same as above but voiceless, like hl
|
| lː
|
bolla
|
Italian bella
|
| m
|
miði
|
moon
|
| m̥
|
lampi
|
same as above but voiceless, like hm
|
| mː
|
hlemmur
|
roommate
|
| n
|
níu
|
noon
|
| n̥
|
hnífur
|
same as above but voiceless, like hn
|
| nː
|
brenna
|
unknown
|
| ɲ
|
lengi
|
canyon
|
| ɲ̊
|
banki
|
same as above but voiceless, like hny
|
| ŋ
|
ungs
|
sing
|
| ŋ̊
|
þungt
|
same as above but voiceless, like hng
|
| p
|
böl, hjálpa, nafni
|
spy
|
| pʰ
|
páfi
|
pie
|
| pː
|
kobbi
|
flipbook
|
| r
|
rós
|
ring, but trilled
|
| r̥
|
hreinn
|
same as above but voiceless, like hr
|
| rː
|
marra
|
Italian terra
|
| s
|
saga
|
between sip and ship (retracted)
|
| sː
|
messa
|
between this sip and trash ship (retracted)
|
| t
|
dagur, út, jökull
|
sty
|
| tʰ
|
tala
|
tie
|
| tː
|
oddur
|
outdo
|
| θ
|
það
|
think
|
| v
|
verk, afi
|
very
|
| x
|
sjúkt, sagt
|
Scottish loch
|
| xʷ
|
hver[note 1]
|
why (without the wine–whine merger)
|
|
| Vowels[note 2]
|
| IPA
|
Examples
|
English approximation
|
| Monophthongs
|
| a
|
karl
|
art
|
| aː
|
raka
|
father
|
| ɛ
|
kenna
|
bet
|
| ɛː
|
nema[note 3]
|
roughly like yes
|
| i
|
fínt, sýndi
|
leaf
|
| iː
|
líf, hlýt
|
leave
|
| ɪ
|
yrði
|
kit
|
| ɪː
|
yfir, vita
|
kid
|
| ɔ
|
loft
|
RP or Australian hot
|
| ɔː
|
von[note 3]
|
roughly like water
|
| œ
|
dökk
|
nurse
|
| œː
|
öl[note 3]
|
French actuel, but with lips rounded from start to end
|
| u
|
full
|
pull
|
| uː
|
núna
|
fool
|
| ʏ
|
upp
|
German Mütter; like kit with lips rounded
|
| ʏː
|
kul
|
German schön; like kid with lips rounded
|
| Diphthongs
|
| ai
|
ætla
|
RP right
|
| aiː
|
æfing
|
pie
|
| au
|
sjálfur
|
mouth
|
| auː
|
páfi
|
allow
|
| ei
|
engi
|
pace
|
| eiː
|
heim
|
pay
|
| ɔi
|
bogi
|
choice
|
| ou
|
hóll
|
goal (short)
|
| ouː
|
kópur
|
goal (long)
|
| œy
|
laust
|
Scottish or Canadian rite
|
| œyː
|
auga
|
| ʏi
|
hugi
|
No English equivalent, similar to gooey
|
| Other symbols
|
| IPA |
Explanation
|
| ˈ◌
|
primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable, e.g. langur [ˈlauŋkʏr̥])
|
| ˌ◌
|
secondary stress (placed before the stressed syllable, e.g. afmælisdagur [ˈamailɪsˌtaːɣʏr̥])
|
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