The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Klingon.
| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Revised |
pIqaD |
Equivalent
|
| b
|
b |
b |
ball
|
| t͡ʃ
|
ch |
ch |
catch
|
| ɖ
|
ḍ |
D |
guard
|
| ɣ
|
gh |
gh |
Spanish paga
|
| x
|
x |
H |
German Buch
|
| d͡ʒ
|
zh |
j |
hedge
|
| l
|
l |
l |
leaf
|
| m
|
m |
m |
much
|
| n
|
n |
n |
not
|
| ŋ
|
ng |
ng |
sing
|
| pʰ
|
p |
p |
pan
|
| qʰ
|
q |
q |
|
| q͡χ
|
qẋ |
Q |
|
| r (ɹ)
|
r |
r |
trilled r
|
| ʂ
|
s |
S |
worship
|
| tʰ
|
t |
t |
table
|
| t͡ɬʰ
|
tł |
tlh |
Atlanta
|
| v
|
v |
v |
van
|
| w
|
w |
w |
well
|
| j
|
y |
y |
yak
|
| ʔ
|
' |
' |
button
|
|
| Monophthongs
|
| IPA |
Revised |
pIqaD |
Equivalent
|
| ɑ
|
a |
a |
father
|
| ɛ
|
e |
e |
pest
|
| ɪ
|
i |
I |
bit
|
| o
|
o |
o |
gold
|
| u
|
u |
u |
boot
|
| Diphthongs
|
| IPA |
Revised |
pIqaD |
Equivalent
|
| ɑj
|
ay |
ay |
price
|
| ɛj
|
ey |
ey |
face
|
| ɪj
|
iy |
Iy |
French Camille
|
| oj
|
oy |
oy |
choice
|
| uj
|
uy |
uy |
Spanish Muy
|
| ɑw
|
aw |
aw |
mouth
|
| ɛw
|
ew |
ew |
Spanish Europa
|
| ɪw
|
iw |
Iw |
cued
|
| Suprasegmentals
|
| IPA |
|
| ˈ
|
stress
|
|
