Tagalog Vowels

The following vowels are used in native Tagalog words. The underlined vowels are long vowels.

vowel	examples	corresponding sounds in English	IPA symbols
a	aga	palm, about	[a], [ə]
e	ere	whey, dress	[e], [ɛ]
i	igi	happy, kit	[i], [ɪ]
o	oso	row, thought	[o], [ɔ]
u	uso , usa	goose, put	[u], [ʊ]

vowel	a
examples	aga
corresponding sounds in English	palm, about
IPA symbols	[a], [ə]

vowel	e
examples	ere
corresponding sounds in English	whey, dress
IPA symbols	[e], [ɛ]

vowel	i
examples	igi
corresponding sounds in English	happy, kit
IPA symbols	[i], [ɪ]

vowel	o
examples	oso
corresponding sounds in English	row, thought
IPA symbols	[o], [ɔ]

vowel	u
examples	uso , usa
corresponding sounds in English	goose, put
IPA symbols	[u], [ʊ]

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