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Filipino Alphabet: A to Z, Ñ, Ng
Learn the Filipino alphabet in uppercase, lowercase, Romanization, IPA, and their common usage in Filipino.
A
a
ey
[ɑ]
Father
B
b
bi
[b]
Baby
C
c
si
[k]
jump
D
d
di
[d]
Day
E
e
ih
[e]
E
F
f
ef
[f]
F
G
g
dyi
[ɡ]
G
H
h
eyts
[h]
H
İ
i
ay
[i]
I
J
j
dyey
[dʒ]
Zh - measure
K
k
key
[k]
Key
L
l
el
[l]
Land
M
m
em
[m]
Mail
N
n
en
[n]
Name
Ñ
ñ
enye
[ɲ]
Spanish-origin
Ng
ng
endyi
[ŋ]
Unique Filipino sound
O
o
ow
[o]
O
P
p
pi
[p]
P
Q
q
kyu
[k]
Used in borrowed words
R
r
ar
[ɾ]
Trilled R
S
s
es
[s]
S
T
t
ti
[t]
T
U
u
yu
[u]
U
V
v
vi
[v]
Vase
W
w
dobolyu
[w]
Native and borrowed words
X
x
eks
[ks]
Used in borrowed words
Y
y
way
[j]
Yes
Z
z
zi
[z]
Zoo
Filipino Alphabet: Letters and Pronunciation
Learn the Filipino letters, their pronunciations, and equivalents in English.
Vowels in Filipino
The Filipino alphabet contains 5 vowels:
- A (a) - Pronounced as in "father".
- E (e) - Pronounced as in "bed".
- I (i) - Pronounced as in "machine".
- O (o) - Pronounced as in "hope".
- U (u) - Pronounced as in "boot".
Consonants in Filipino
The Filipino alphabet contains 23 consonants:
- B (b), C (c), D (d), F (f), G (g)
- H (h), J (j), K (k), L (l), M (m)
- N (n), Ñ (ñ), P (p), Q (q), R (r)
- S (s), T (t), V (v), W (w), X (x)
- Y (y), Z (z)
