How to read and say Kapampangan

Vowels

/ə/,

a close back unrounded vowel when unstressed; allophonic with a

/aː/,

an open front unrounded vowel similar to English "father" when stressed

/ɛ/,

an open-mid front unrounded vowel similar to English "bed"

/i/,

a close front unrounded vowel similar to English "machine"

/o/,

a close-mid back rounded vowel similar to English "forty"

/u/,

a close back rounded vowel similar to English "flute"

Consonants

b

as in bee

k

as in key

d

as in dough

g

as in gold

l

as in let

m

as in me

n

as in nice

ng

as in song

p

as in pea

r

as in raw

s

as in sea

t

as in tea

w

as in weak

y

as in you

Diphthongs

There are four main diphthongs: /aɪ/, /oɪ/, /aʊ/, and /iʊ/. In most dialects (including standard Kapampangan), /aɪ/ and /aʊ/ are reduced to /ɛ/ and /o/ respectively.