The word "Hanski" is spelled in accordance with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as follows: /hænski/. This transcription indicates that the word is comprised of two syllables – "hans" and "ki" – and that the word's initial sound is a voiceless glottal fricative, followed by a short "a" vowel sound. The second syllable begins with a voiced alveolar nasal consonant, followed by a voiceless velar plosive consonant, and ends with a short "i" vowel sound.