Other symbols used in transcription of Tagalog pronunciation
IPA
Explanation
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Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable): tayô[taˈaajoʔ] 'to stand', táayo[ˈaatajo] 'we'
Notes
↑Sometimes an allophone of /s/ before voiced consonants.
↑/a/ is relaxed to [ɐ] in unstressed positions and also occasionally in stressed positions (inang bayan[iˈaanɐaaŋ ˈaabɐaajəaan]).
↑The Tagalog /e/ doesn't quite line up with any English vowel, though the nearest equivalents are the vowel of ray (for most English dialects) and the vowel of send. The Tagalog vowel is usually articulated at a point between the two.
↑/i/ is pronounced [ɪ] in unstressed initial and medial syllables. See Tagalog phonology#Vowels and semivowels.
↑The Tagalog /o/ doesn't quite line up with any English vowel, though the nearest equivalents are the vowel of code (for most English dialects) and the vowel of talk. The Tagalog vowel is usually articulated at a point between the two.