Letter Names and Pronunciations
Catalan is a pluricentric language, the pronunciation of some of the letters is different in Eastern Catalan (IEC) and Valencian (AVL). Apart from these variations, the pronunciation of most consonants is fairly straightforward, and similar to French, Occitan or Portuguese pronunciation.
| Letter | Catalan | Valencian | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name (IEC & AVL) | Pronunciation | Phonetic values | Pronunciation | Phonetic values | ||
| A a | a | /ˈa/ | /a/, /ə/ | /ˈa/ | ||
| B b | be (alta) | /ˈbe (ˈaltə)/ | /b/, /β/, /p/ | /ˈbe/ | , | |
| C c | ce | /ˈse/ | /k/, /s/, /ɡ/ | '/ˈse/ | , | |
| D d | de | /ˈde/ | /d/, /ð/, /t/ | /ˈde/ | , | |
| E e | e | /ˈe/ | /ɛ/, /e/, /ə/ | /ˈe/ | , | |
| F f | efa | /ˈefə/ | /f/, /v/ | /ˈef(e)/ | , | |
| G g | ge | /ˈʒe/ | /ɡ/, /ɣ/, /k/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/, /tʃ/ | /ˈdʒe/ | , | |
| H h | hac | /ˈak/ | ∅ | /ˈak/ | ∅ | |
| I i | i | /ˈi/ | /i/, /j/ | /ˈi/ | , | |
| J j | jota | /ˈʒɔtə/ | /ʒ/ | /ˈdʒɔta/ | ||
| K k | ca | /ˈka/ | /k/ | /ˈka/ | ||
| L l | ela | /ˈelə/ | /ɫ/, /ʎ/ | /ˈel(e)/ | , | |
| M m | ema | /ˈemə/ | /m/ | /ˈem(e)/ | ||
| N n | ena | /ˈenə/ | /n/, /m/, /ɲ/, /ŋ/ | /ˈen(e)/ | , | |
| O o | o | /ˈo/ | /ɔ/, /o/, /u/, /w/ | /ˈo/ | , | |
| P p | pe | /ˈpe/ | /p/, /b/ | /ˈpe/ | , | |
| Q q | cu | /ˈku/ | /k/ | /ˈku/ | ||
| R r | erra | /ˈɛrə/ | /r/, /ɾ/ | /ˈɛre/, /ˈɛɾ/ | , | |
| S s | essa | /ˈesə/ | /s/, /z/ | /ˈes(e)/ | , | |
| T t | te | /ˈte/ | /t/, /d/ | /ˈte/ | , | |
| U u | u | /ˈu/ | /u/, /w/ | /ˈu/ | , | |
| V v | ve (baixa) | /ˈbe ˈbaʃə/, /ˈve/ | /b/, /β/ ~ /v/, /f/ | /ˈve/ | , | |
| W w | ve doble | /ˈbe ˈdobːlə/, /ˈve ˈdobːlə/ | /w/, /b/, /β/ ~ /v/ | /ˈve ˈdoble/ | , | |
| X x | ics, xeix | /ˈiks/, /ˈʃeʃ/ | /ʃ/, /ʒ/, ks, ɡz | /ˈiks/, /ˈʃeiʃ/ | , | |
| Y y | i grega | /ˈi ˈɡɾeɡə/ | /i/, /j/ | /ˈi ˈɡɾeɡa/ | , | |
| Z z | zeta | /ˈzetə/ | /z/, /s/ | /ˈzeta/ | , | |
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