Pronunciation guide
How to read and say Hiligaynon
Letters, sounds and stress from Wikivoyage's Hiligaynon phrasebook. Then hear the phrases and practice them, free.
▶ Practice Hiligaynon phrasesVowels
- a
- like 'a' in "apple"
- e
- like 'e' in "bed" (often silent at the end of a word)
- i
- like 'i' in "fin"
- o
- like 'o' in "dog"
- u
- like 'oo' in "hoop"
Consonants
- b
- like 'b' in "bed"
- c
- like 'k' in "kid"
- d
- like 'd' in "dog"
- f
- like 'ph' in "phone"
- g
- like 'g' in "go"
- h
- like 'h' in "help"
- j
- like 'dg' in "edge"
- k
- like 'c' in "cat"
- l
- like 'l' in "love"
- m
- like 'm' in "mother"
- n
- like 'n' in "nice"
- p
- like 'p' in "pig"
- q
- like 'q' in "quest" (with "u", almost always)
- r
- like 'r' in "row"
- s
- like 'ss' in "hiss"
- t
- like 't' in "top"
- v
- like 'v' in "victory"
- w
- like 'w' in "weight"
- x
- like 'cks' in "kicks", 'h' in "help"
- y
- like 'y' in "yes", like 'ie' in "pie"
- z
- like 'z' in "haze"
Common digraphs
- ay
- like 'ai' in "chai"
- aw
- like 'ow' in "cow"
- ey
- like 'ay' in "say"
- iw
- like 'iw' in "eew"
- ow
- like 'ow' in "row"
- oy
- like 'oy' in "boy"