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Consonants[1]
Broad Slender English approximations
IPA Examples IPA Examples
f[2] fad, fead, pholl, pheann fade
ɣ dhà, deireadh, ghaol, dragh ʝ dh'iarr, dh'innis, gheall, ghin Spanish luego; yard (but stronger)
h[2] thonn, thig, shùil, sheòl haste
j eala, beò, theàrn, iolaire, piuthar, shiùbhlainn, gràidh yard
k gaol, beagan, caileag, amharc gille, fairrge, thig, chunnaic scat; askew
[3] còta kʲʰ[3] cìr cup; cure
l̪ˠ làmh, balla, geal l mo leaba, cliathaich, baile, fuil health; lice
ʎ leaba, slige, gille health; scallion
m[2] mac, mic, lampa, ìm main
n̪ˠ nàire, snàmh, clann ɲ nighean, sneachda, cinneadh, ròin tenth; onion
n mo nàire, anail, bean tenth; nice
ŋ long ŋʲ aingeal think; angular
p[2] ball, nàbuidh, abair, corp space
[2][3] peann, poll pain
rud, riochd, oirre, orra Spanish rojo
ɾ rud, mo riochd, crann, fear ɾʲ cridhe, fir crane; creed (both Scotland); American atom
solas, speal, sgeulachd ʃ seòl, stiùir, slighe, snìomh soot; shade
dall, fada, ad, falt dìleas, maide, thèid, fuilt stock; stew (RP)
t̪ʰ[3] tana tʲʰ[3] tìr tide; tune (RP)
v[2] bhean, sàibh, mhàthair, deimhinn, làmh veil
x chòta, balach ç chì, balaich loch (Scotland); huge
Monophthongs
Short Long English approximations
IPA Examples IPA Examples
a mac, glaine làmh, àite, grr rat; rather (both Scotland)
e teth, fead, cheil glè, chèile, beud hit; hay (both Scotland)
ɛ fear, each ɛː cnàimh, sèimh let; flare (RP)
ə[4] fada, baile viva
i mise, fios ìseal, pìobaire, cinn reef
ɪ[4] uilig, capaill hit
o tobar, bodhar bò, còig story
ɔ cnoc, sgoil, deoch ɔː bròn, mòine, cl, còrr dog
u ugh, bun, sgioltachd, fliuch cùl, sùil, diombach, trr, cunntas pull; rule
ɯ duine, uisge ɯː craobh, aois good; roof
ɤ dragh, coire ɤː fadhlach ago; blur (both RP)
Diphthongs
IPA Examples English approximation
ai claidheamh, chaill, cainnt price
au amharc, abhainn, ball, gann loud
ei seinn, beinn, peinnsean main
ɛu seall, theann, dream Spanish euro
ia Niall, pian, feur, beul he and she
fiacail, iasg, ceud, deug, sìos, fìon idea
ɔu toll, tonn, com goal
ua uamhasach, suaineadh, uaine you and me
fuar, uair, buaidh bluer
ɯi chraoibh, ghaoith, tuill, tuinn two years
ɤi maighdean, greim, coibhneil, oighre, coilltean, broinn bite (Scotland)
Suprasegmentals
IPA Example Explanation
ˈ uinneag [ˈɯɲak] primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable)
. naidheachd [ˈn̪ˠɛ.əxk] syllable break
◌̃ samhradh [ˈs̪ãũɾəɣ] nasal vowel

Materials published elsewhere use somewhat different conventions from those used at Wikipedia. Most systems vary from pure IPA, particularly those used in Celtic Studies. The following table lists some of the variations commonly encountered. If an IPA symbol is not in the table below, the source uses the same symbol as above.