Help:IPA for Icelandic

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Icelandic language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

See Icelandic phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Icelandic.

Consonants IPA Examples English approximation c gys skew cʰ kær cute ʰc ekki skew (with an h sound before it) ç hjá hue ð verða weather f dýpka, fló fun ɣ laga (like Spanish trigo) h hús hop j jú, lagi yes k göng sky kʰ hver, krakki kite ʰk þakka sky (with an h sound before it) l líf leap l̥ stelpa (voiceless, like hl) m miði moon m̥ lampi (voiceless, like hm) n níu noon n̥ hnífur (voiceless, like hn) ɲ lengi canyon ɲ̊ banki [ˈpauɲ̊cɪ] (voiceless, like hny) ŋ ungs sing ŋ̊ þungt (voiceless, like hng) p böl, nafni spy pʰ páfi pie ʰp tappi spy (with an h sound before it) r rós ring (trilled) r̥ hreinn (voiceless, like hr) s saga sing t dagur, galli, seinna sty tʰ tvær tie ʰt stutt sty (with an h sound before it) θ það think v afi, verk very x sjúkt, sagt Bach xʷ hver why

Vowels IPA Examples English approximation Monophthongs a Karl art aː raka father ɛ kenna bet ɛː nema bed i fínt leaf iː líf leave ɪ nýyrði kit ɪː yfir, vita kid ɔ loft RP/Australian hot ɔː von RP/Australian nod œ dökk Somewhat like nurse œː öl Somewhat like fur u ungur boot uː núna food ʏ upp roughly like shoe, but shorter ʏː kul roughly like shoe Diphthongs ai ætla RP right aiː æfing pie au sjálfur mouth auː páfi allow ei engi pace eiː heim pay ou hóll goat ouː kólna go øi laust roughly like Louie, but shorter øiː auga roughly like Louie Other symbols used in transcription of Icelandic pronunciation IPA Explanation ˈ Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), langur [ˈlauŋkʏr̥]