Belarusian


Consonants

IPA

Examples

IPA

Examples

English equivalents

b

б

б

boot; beautiful

d

д

do

d͡z

дз

d͡zʲ

дз

birds, adze

d͡ʒ

дж

jewel

f

ф

ф

fool; few

ɣ

г

ɣʲ

г

k

к

к

cooter; cute

l

л

л

loot; lute
(for some dialects)

m

м

м

moot; mute

n

н

н

noon; new
(for some dialects)

p

п

п

paw; pew

r

р

trilled r, like in Spanish

s

с

с

soup; super
(for some dialects)

ʃ

ш

shop

t

т

tool

t͡s

ц

t͡sʲ

ц

tsunami, cats

t͡ʃ

ч

choose

v

в

в

voodoo; view

x

х

х

bach; huge
(for some dialects).

z

з

з

zoo; azure
(for some dialects)

ʒ

ж

rouge

Marginal consonants

ɡ

г, ґ

ɡʲ

г, ґ

goo; ague



Vowels

IPA

Examples

English equivalent

a

а, я

ɛ

э, е

met

i

і

meat

ɨ

ы

bit

ɔ

о, ё

born

u

у, ю

choose



Semivowels

IPA

Examples

English equivalent

j

й

yes, boy

w

ў

water



Other symbols

IPA

Explanation

ˈ

Stress (placed before the
stressed syllable)

ː

Gemination (doubled consonant)

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