International Phonetic Alphabet

This chart contains the IPA symbols you will need for the Qualification Round 2025. Each symbol represents a unique sound in Language X.

Consonants

voiceless bilabial plosive

as in "pit"

voiced bilabial plosive

as in "bit"

voiceless alveolar plosive

as in "top"

voiced alveolar plosive

as in "dog"

voiceless velar plosive

as in "cat"

voiced velar plosive

as in "got"

voiced bilabial nasal

as in "man"

voiced alveolar nasal

as in "not"

voiceless labiodental fricative

as in "fan"

voiceless alveolar fricative

as in "sea"

voiceless postalveolar fricative

as in "ship"

tʃ

voiceless postalveolar affricate

as in "church"

voiced alveolar lateral approximant

as in "let"

voiced alveolar tap

as in Spanish "pero"

voiced alveolar trill

as in "race"

close front unrounded vowel

as in "see"

near-close front unrounded vowel

as in "sit"

close-mid front unrounded vowel

as in "pen"

open front unrounded vowel

as in "father"

close-mid back rounded vowel

as in "pot"

close back rounded vowel

as in "boot"