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IPA: English Consonants
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| IPA |
Examples |
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English pen |
| b |
English but |
| t |
English two |
| d |
English do |
| tʃ |
English chair, nature |
| dʒ |
English gin, joy |
| k |
English cat, kill, queen |
| g |
English go, get |
| f |
English fool, enough |
| v |
English voice |
| θ |
English thing |
| ð |
English this |
| s |
English see, pass , city |
| z |
English zoo, roses |
| ʃ |
English she, sure, emotion |
| ʒ |
English pleasure |
| h |
English ham |
| m |
English man |
| n |
English no |
| ŋ |
English singer, ring |
| l |
English left |
| ɫ |
English milk (dark l)
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| r |
English run, very |
| ɾ |
US English better |
| w |
English we |
| j |
English yes |
| ʔ |
Cockney bottle |
| ʍ |
Scottish what
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| x |
Scottish loch
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IPA: English Vowels
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| IPA |
Examples |
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RP
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US
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AU
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| ɑ: |
ɑ |
a |
father |
| i: |
i |
i |
see |
| ɪ |
ɪ |
ɪ |
city |
| ɛ |
ɛ |
ɛ |
bed |
| ɜ: |
ɜ˞ |
ɜ |
bird |
| æ |
æ |
æ |
bad, cat |
| ɑ: |
ɑr |
a: |
arm |
| ʌ |
ʌ2 |
ʌ |
run, enough |
| ɒ |
ɑ |
ɒ |
not, cough |
| ɔ: |
ɔ |
ɔ |
law , caught |
| ʊ |
ʊ |
ʊ |
put |
| u: |
u |
u |
soon, through |
| ə |
ə1 |
ə |
about |
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IPA: English Diphthongs
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| IPA |
Examples |
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RP
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US
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AU
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| eɪ |
e(ɪ) |
eɪ |
day |
| aɪ |
aɪ |
aɪ |
my |
| ɔɪ |
oɪ |
ɔɪ |
boy |
| əʊ |
o(ʊ) |
oʊ |
no |
| aʊ |
aʊ |
aʊ |
now |
| ɪə |
ir |
ɪə |
near , here |
| eə |
er |
ɛə |
hair, there |
| ʊə |
ur |
ʊə |
tour |
| ju: |
ju |
ju |
pupil |
Note that the parentheses indicate optionality; the IPA code does not actually contain parentheses.
- US winner might be pronounced /ˈwɪnər/ (Gen.Am.), /ˈwɪnə/ (non-rhotic Southern US), or /ˈwɪnɐ/ (New England, US region).
- Realization may occasionally be /ə/.
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