IPA:
International Phonetic Alphabet
Adapted from: Gussenhoven & Broeders (1997)
Words taken from: www.teachtranslatetravelrepeat.com
Click on the play button nex to the symbols below to listen to the correct sounds belonging to each symbol.
Vowels
Consonants
lax
tense
strong
weak
other
/ɪ/ ship
/ÊŠ/ good
/e/ bed
/Ó•/ cat
/ʌ/ up
/É’/ on
monophthongs
diphthongs
/i:/ sheep
/u:/ shoot
/É‘:/ far
/É”:/ door
/ɜ:/ bird
/eɪ/ wait
/aɪ/ my
/ɔɪ/ boy
/aÊŠ/ cow
/əʊ/ show
/ɪə/ here
/eÉ™/ hair
/ÊŠÉ™/ tourist
special case
/É™/ teacher
/p/ pea
/t/ tea
/k/ car
/f/ fly
/s/ see
/ᶿ/ think
/ᶴ/ shall
/tᶴ/ cheese
​
/b/ boat
/d/ dog
/g/ go
/v/ video
/z/ zoo
/ᶞ/ this
/ᶾ/ television
/dᶾ/ June
​
/r/ red
/l/ love
/w/ wet
/j/ yes
/h/ hat
/m/ man
/n/ now
/ɳ/ sing
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Sounds:
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/ɪ/
/ÊŠ/
/e/
/Ó•/
/ʌ/
/É’/
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/i:/
/u:/
/É‘:/
/É”:/
/ɜ:/
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/eɪ/
/aɪ/
/ɔɪ/
/aÊŠ/
/əʊ/
/ɪə/
/eÉ™/
/ÊŠÉ™/
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/p/
/t/
/k/
/f/
/s/
/ᶿ/
/ᶴ/
/tᶴ/
​
/b/
/d/
/g/
/v/
/z/
/ᶞ/
/ᶾ/
/dᶾ/
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/r/
/l/
/w/
/j/
/h/
/m/
/n/
/ɳ/
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/É™/