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These charts illustrate International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols used for pronunciations of the Lao/Isan (Lao script for Nongkhai-Vientiane dialect, a standard Lao in Laos; Thai script for Roikaensarasin dialect, a standard Isan in Thailand){{Citation needed}} and Phuan in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA, and {{section link|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation#Entering IPA characters}}.

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!colspan=6| Consonants

IPALaoIsanPhuanTransliteration{{Citation needed}}English approximation
colspan=6| Syllable-initial consonants
{{IPAlink|b}}

| ບ

บ บ bstyle="text-align:left;" | boss
{{IPAlink|d}}

| ດ

ฎ, ด ฎ, ด dstyle="text-align:left;" | done
{{IPAlink|f}}

| ຝ, ຟ

ฝ, ฟ ฝ, ฟ fstyle="text-align:left;" | food
{{IPAlink|h}}

| ຫ, ຮ

ห, ฮ ห, ฮ hstyle="text-align:left;" | head
{{IPAlink|j}}

| ຢ

ย, อย, หย ย, อย, หย ystyle="text-align:left;" | yak
{{IPAlink|k}}

| ກ

ก ก kstyle="text-align:left;" | scan
{{IPAlink|kʰ}}

| ຂ, ຄ

ข, ฃ, ค, ฅ, ฆ ข, ฃ, ค, ฅ, ฆ khstyle="text-align:left;" | can
{{IPAlink|l}}

| ລ, ຫຼ

ล, ฬ, หล ร, หร, ล, ฬ, หล lstyle="text-align:left;" | law
{{IPAlink|m}}

| ມ, ໝ

ม, หม ม, หม mstyle="text-align:left;" | much
{{IPAlink|n}}

| ນ, ໜ

ณ, น, หน ณ, น, หน nstyle="text-align:left;" | not
{{IPAlink|ŋ}}

| ງ, ຫງ

ง, หง ง, หง ngstyle="text-align:left;" | singer
{{IPAlink|ɲ}}Not present in Central and Southern Thai.

| ຍ, ຫຍ

ญ, ย, หย ญ, ย, หย gn, ny, ystyle="text-align:left;" | canyon
{{IPAlink|p}}

| ປ

ป ป pstyle="text-align:left;" | span
{{IPAlink|pʰ}}

| ຜ, ພ

ผ, พ, ภ ผ, พ, ภ phstyle="text-align:left;" | pan
{{IPAlink|r}}Only loan word from Central and Southern Thai.

| ຣ, ຫຼ, ຫຣ

ร, หร ร, หร rstyle="text-align:left;" | trilled r
{{IPAlink|s}}

| ສ, ຊ

ซ, ศ, ษ, ส ซ, ศ, ษ, ส x, sstyle="text-align:left;" | sue
{{IPAlink|t}}

| ຕ

ฏ, ต ฏ, ต tstyle="text-align:left;" | stable
{{IPAlink|tʰ}}

| ຖ, ທ

ฐ, ฑ, ฒ, ถ, ท, ธ ฐ, ฑ, ฒ, ถ, ท, ธ thstyle="text-align:left;" | table
{{IPAlink|tɕ}}

| ຈ

จ จ chstyle="text-align:left;" | jean
{{IPAlink|tɕʰ}}

| —

ฉ, ช, ฌ ฉ, ช, ฌ chstyle="text-align:left;" | cheese
{{IPAlink|w}}

| ວ, ຫວ

ว, หว ว, หว v, wstyle="text-align:left;" | way
{{IPAlink|x}}{{IPA|[x]}} is allophone of {{IPA|/kʰ/}} in some dialects.{{Citation needed}}

| ຂ, ຄ

ข, ฃ, ค, ฅ, ฆ ข, ฃ, ค, ฅ, ฆ khstyle="text-align:left;" | loch
{{IPAlink|ʔ}}

| ອ

อ อ style="text-align:left;" | the catch in uh-oh'
colspan=6| Syllable-final consonants
{{IPAlink|j}}

| ຍ, ຽ

ย ย y, istyle="text-align:left;" | toy
{{IPAlink|k}}In syllable-final position, {{IPA|/p, t, k, ʔ/}} have no audible release: {{IPA|[p̚, t̚, k̚, ʔ̚]}}.

| ກ

ก, ข, ค, ฆ ก, ข, ค, ฆ kstyle="text-align:left;" | tractor
{{IPA link|m}}

| ມ

ม ม mstyle="text-align:left;" | dam
{{IPA link|n}}

| ນ

ญ, ณ, น,
ร, ล, ฬ 		ญ, ณ, น,
ร, ล, ฬ 		ne, nstyle="text-align:left;" | pin
{{IPAlink|ŋ}}

| ງ

ง ง ngstyle="text-align:left;" | sing
{{IPAlink|p}}

| ບ

บ, ป, พ, ฟ, ภ บ, ป, พ, ฟ, ภ pstyle="text-align:left;" | apt
{{IPAlink|t}}

| ດ

จ, ช, ซ, ฎ,
ฏ, ฐ, ฑ, ฒ,
ด, ต, ถ, ท,
ธ, ศ ,ษ ,ส 		จ, ช, ซ, ฎ,
ฏ, ฐ, ฑ, ฒ,
ด, ต, ถ, ท,
ธ, ศ ,ษ ,ส 		tstyle="text-align:left;" | catnip
{{IPA link|w}}

| ວ

ว ว w, ostyle="text-align:left;" | down
{{IPAlink|ʔ}}

| ະ

ะ, – ะ, – style="text-align:left;" | flat (Cockney)
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colspan="6"| TonesIn contrast to Pinyin romanization for Mandarin, Thai romanization uses diacritics in the same way as the IPA.
IPAcolspan="5" | Description
{{IPA|āː}}

| colspan=5 style="text-align:left;" | Mid {{IPA|[aː˧]}}

{{IPA|àː}}

| colspan=5 style="text-align:left;" | Low {{IPA|[aː˨˩]}} or {{IPA|[aː˩]}}

{{IPA|âː}}

| colspan=5 style="text-align:left;" | Falling {{IPA|[aː˦˩]}} or {{IPA|[aː˥˨]}}

{{IPA|ȁː}}

| colspan=5 style="text-align:left;" | Mid-low {{IPA|[aː˧˩]}}

{{IPA|áː}}

| colspan=5 style="text-align:left;" | High {{IPA|[aː˦˥]}} or {{IPA|[aː˥]}}

{{IPA|ǎː}}

| colspan=5 style="text-align:left;" | Rising {{IPA|[aː˨˩˦]}} or {{IPA|[aː˨˦]}}

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!colspan=5| Vowels

IPALaoDiacritics are shown on a dotted circle "◌".Isan/PhuanTransliteration{{Citation needed}}English approximation
colspan=5| Short monophthongsIn Isan, Phuan and Lao, the signs ◌ะ and ◌ະ are respectively used to indicate a glottal stop after the vowel.
{{IPAlink|ä|a}}

| ◌ະ, ◌ັ◌

◌, ◌ะ, ◌ั◌ astyle="text-align:left;" | between fat and father (short)
{{IPAlink|e}}

| ເ◌ະ, ເ◌ັ◌

เ◌ะ, เ◌็◌ estyle="text-align:left;" | mate
{{IPAlink|ɛ}}

| ແ◌ະ, ແ◌ັ◌

แ◌ะ, แ◌็◌ e, aestyle="text-align:left;" | bet
{{IPAlink|i}}

| ◌ິ, ◌ິ◌

◌ิ, ◌ิ◌ istyle="text-align:left;" | happy
{{IPAlink|o}}

| ໂ◌ະ, ◌ົ◌

โ◌ะ, ◌◌ ostyle="text-align:left;" | story
{{IPAlink|ɔ}}

| ເ◌າະ, ◌ັອ◌

เ◌าะ, ◌็อ◌ ostyle="text-align:left;" | off
{{IPAlink|u}}

| ◌ຸ, ◌ຸ◌

◌ุ, ◌ุ◌ ou, ustyle="text-align:left;" | cool
{{IPAlink|ɯ}}

| ◌ຶ, ◌ຶ◌

◌ึ, ◌ึ◌ u, uestyle="text-align:left;" | could (weak sound)
{{IPAlink|ɤ}}

| ເ◌ິThe vowel "ເ◌ິ" is a modern vowel form., ເ◌ິ◌

เ◌อะ eu, oestyle="text-align:left;" | the
colspan="5"| Long monopthongs
{{IPA|aː}}

| ◌າ, ◌າ◌

◌า, ◌า◌ astyle="text-align:left;" | bra
{{IPA|eː}}

| ເ◌, ເ◌◌

เ◌, เ◌◌ estyle="text-align:left;" | play
{{IPA|ɛː}}

| ແ◌, ແ◌◌

แ◌, แ◌◌ e, aestyle="text-align:left;" | fairy
{{IPA|iː}}

| ◌ີ, ◌ີ◌

◌ี, ◌ี◌ istyle="text-align:left;" | green
{{IPA|oː}}

| ໂ◌, ໂ◌◌

โ◌, โ◌◌ ostyle="text-align:left;" | go
{{IPA|ɔː}}

| ◌ໍ, ◌ອ◌

◌, ◌อ, ◌อ◌ ostyle="text-align:left;" | dog (long)
{{IPA|uː}}

| ◌ູ, ◌ູ◌

◌ู, ◌ู◌ ou, ustyle="text-align:left;" | cool
{{IPA|ɯː}}

| ◌ື, ◌ື◌

◌ือ, ◌ื◌ u, uestyle="text-align:left;" | cool, but with the lips unrounded
{{IPA|ɤː}}

| ເ◌ີ, ເ◌ີ◌

เ◌อ, เ◌ิ◌ eu, oestyle="text-align:left;" | fur
colspan="5"| Diphthongs
{{IPA|ia}}

| ເ◌ຍ, ◌ຽ◌

เ◌ีย, เ◌ีย◌ iastyle="text-align:left;" | idea
{{IPA|ua}}

| ◌ົວ, ◌ວ◌

◌ัว, ◌ว◌ oua, uastyle="text-align:left;" | truant elided into a single syllable
{{IPA|ɯa}}

| ເ◌ືອ, ເ◌ືອ◌

เ◌ือ, เ◌ือ◌ ua, ueastyle="text-align:left;" | No English equivalent
colspan="5"| Vowels + syllable-final /j, w/ and tripthongs
{{IPA|aj}}

| ໃ◌, ໄ◌

◌ัย, ใ◌, ไ◌ aistyle="text-align:left;" | sight
{{IPA|aw}}

| ເ◌ົາ

เ◌า aostyle="text-align:left;" | house
{{IPA|ew}}

| ເ◌ວ, ເ◌ັວ

เ◌ว, เ◌็ว eostyle="text-align:left;" | No English equivalent
{{IPA|ɛw}}

| ແ◌ວ, ແ◌ັວ

แ◌ว, แ◌็ว ew, aeostyle="text-align:left;" | No English equivalent
{{IPA|iw}}

| ◌ິວ

◌ิว iou, iostyle="text-align:left;" | duty
{{IPA|ɔj}}

| ◌ອຍ, ◌ັອຍ

◌อย, ◌็อย oy, oistyle="text-align:left;" | choice (American, Northern England)
{{IPA|uj}}

| ◌ຸຍ

◌ุย oui, uistyle="text-align:left;" | Gruyère
{{IPA|aːj}}

| ◌າຍ

◌าย ay, aistyle="text-align:left;" | mind
{{IPA|aːw}}

| ◌າວ

◌าว aostyle="text-align:left;" | cow
{{IPA|eːw}}

| ເ◌ວ

เ◌ว eostyle="text-align:left;" | No English equivalent
{{IPA|ɛːw}}

| ແ◌ວ

แ◌ว eo, aeostyle="text-align:left;" | cow (Australian)
{{IPA|oːj}}

| ໂ◌ຍ

โ◌ย oy, oistyle="text-align:left;" | boy (RP, Australian, NZ)
{{IPA|ɔːj}}

| ◌ອຍ

◌อย oy, oistyle="text-align:left;" | toy, but longer
{{IPA|uːj}}

| ◌ູຍ

◌ูย ouy, uistyle="text-align:left;" | booyah
{{IPA|ɤːj}}

| ເ◌ີຍ

เ◌ย euy, oeistyle="text-align:left;" | millefeuille (British)
{{IPA|iaw}}

| ◌ຽວ

เ◌ียว iaostyle="text-align:left;" | meow
{{IPA|uaj}}

| ◌ວຍ

◌วย ouai, uaistyle="text-align:left;" | Uruguay
{{IPA|ɯaj}}

| ເ◌ືອຍ

เ◌ือย euai, ueaistyle="text-align:left;" | No English equivalent
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colspan="5"| Other Symbols
IPAcolspan="4" | Description
style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|.}}

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Notes

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See also

  • {{clc|Pages with Lao IPA|pages}}
  • {{clc|Pages with Isan IPA|pages}}
  • {{clc|Pages with Phuan IPA|pages}}

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