| Symbol | Approximate Sound | Examples |
| [ä]
|
The a of father; the o of mother
|
anak [ä-näk]
tao[tä-o] |
| [ai]
|
The i of tide.
|
bahay [bä-hai]
|
| [au]
|
The ou of house.
|
matsakaw [mät-sä-kau]
|
| [eh]
|
The e of met (but tending towards the a of fate).
|
biyahe [bee-yä-heh]
|
| [ei]
|
The a of may, clay.
|
Reynaldo [rei-näl-doh]
|
| [ee]
|
The e of he.
|
maligaya [mä-lee-gä-yä]
|
| [oh]
|
The o of no, (more like saw or caught)
|
amerikano [ä-meh-ree-kä-noh]
|
| [oi]
|
The oi of coin, destroy, voice.
|
baboy [bä-boi] |
| [oo]
|
The u of rule.
|
kubo [koo-boh]
|
| [b]
|
The b of bed.
|
babae [bä-bä-eh]
|
| [k]
|
The c of can.
|
kabaong [kä-bä-ohng]
|
| [d]
|
The d of door.
|
diwata [dee-wä-tä]
|
| [f]
|
The f of fat.
|
fandango [fä-däng-goh]
|
| [g]
|
The g of go.
|
garapal [gä-rä-päl]
|
| [h]
|
The h in heart (this guttural sound resembles ch in Scottish loch and German Bach).
|
harabas [hä-rä-bäs]
|
| [l]
|
The l in love.
|
labas [lä-bäs]
|
| [ly]
|
The ll of billion (this is a distinctly Spanish sound as in caballo).
|
callejon [kä-lyeh-hohn]
|
| [m]
|
The m of more.
|
maganda [mä-gän-dä]
|
| [n]
|
The n of nest.
|
nasaan [nä-sä-än]
|
| [ng]
|
The ng of song.
|
bangko [bäng-koh]
|
| [p]
|
The p of pen.
|
palito [pä-lee-toh]
|
| [r]
|
The r of run, usually trilled in many words.
|
Reyes [rei-yes]
|
| [s]
|
The s of sun.
|
santol [sän-tohl]
|
| [t]
|
The t of tea.
|
taranta [tä-rän-tä]
|
| [tsh]
|
The ch of much.
|
kutsara [koo-tshä-rä]
|
| [w]
|
The w of we, away.
|
waray [wä-rai]
|
| [y]
|
The y in yard, year, young.
|
kabayo [kä-bä-yoh]
|
| [z]
|
The z of zeal, zone.
|
Rizal [ree-zäl]
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