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hello
| IPA: English Consonants
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| IPA |
as in...
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| b
|
but
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| d
|
do
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| dʒ
|
gin
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| ð
|
this
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| f
|
fool
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| ɡ
|
go
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| h
|
ham
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| j
|
yes
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| k
|
cat
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| l
|
left
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| m
|
man
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| n
|
no
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| ŋ
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sing
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| p
|
pen
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| ɹ
|
run
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| s
|
see
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| ʃ
|
she
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| t
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two
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| tʃ
|
chair
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| θ
|
thing
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| v
|
voice
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| w
|
we
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| ʍ
|
what
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| z
|
zoo
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| ʒ
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pleasure
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| IPA: English Vowels
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| IPA
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As in
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| aɪ
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my, wise
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| aʊ
|
now
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| ɑː
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father
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| ɒ
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not, wasp
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| æ
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lad, cat, ran
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| eɪ
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day, pain
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| ə
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about
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| ɛ
|
bed
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| iː
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see
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| ɪ
|
sit
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| oʊ
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no, tow
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| ɔː
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law, caught
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| ɔɪ
|
boy
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| uː
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soon, through
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| ʊ
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put, wood
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| ʌ
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run, enough
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| IPA: Vowels before "r"
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| IPA
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As in
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| ɑɹ
|
arm
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| ɒɹ
|
origin
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| eɹ
|
hair
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| əɹ
|
winner
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| ɛɹ
|
merry
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| ɜɹ
|
bird
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| iɹ
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near
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| ɪɹ
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spirit
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| oɹ
|
more
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| uɹ
|
tour
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| ʌɹ
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hurry
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| IPA: Marginal Sounds
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| IPA |
Examples
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| x
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Scottish loch
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| ʔ
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uh-(ʔ)oh
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| IPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
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| IPA |
Explanation
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| ˈ
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Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example rapping /ˈɹæpɪŋ/
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| ˌ
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Secondary stress, for example battleship /ˈbætl̩ˌʃɪp/
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| .
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Syllable separator, for example plankton /ˈplæŋk.tən/
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| ̩
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Syllabic consonant, for example ridden /ˈɹɪdn̩/
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