Tagalog Pronunciation Guide

*Although I've lived in the Philippines all my life and am Filipino, I'm more fluent in English than Tagalog so I may make some mistakes. Also, this covers the NCR (National Capital Region; where Manila is) accent since some pronunciations are different for other parts of the country. Please feel free to correct me if I describe a phoneme incorrectly!

Vowels
a = Short a sound. Similar to the Japanese a
e = Short e sound. Similar to the Japanese e
i = Short i sound. Similar to the Japanese i
o = Short o sound. Similar to the Japanese o
u = Short u sound. Similar to the Korean u

Consonants
k = Similar to the English c/k
b = Similar to the English b
d = Similar to the English d
dy = Similar to the English j
g = Similar to the English g
h = Similar to the English h
l = Similar to the English l
m = Similar to the English m
n = Similar to the English n
ng = Similar to the English ng in words such as "flying" but used as both a starting consonant and ending consonant
p = Similar to the English p
r = Trilling r. Similar to the Spanish r
s = Similar to the English s
sy = Similar to the English sh
t = I've noticed that Tagalog t's sound similar to an unaspirated t like the Japanese t
ts = Similar to the English ch
w = Similar to the English w
y = Similar to the English y

Extras
Glottal stops between like vowels are important to include in a Tagalog reclist/voicebank since it can change the meaning of the word.