IPA chart
CONSONANTS
IPA |
Examples |
|---|---|
| p | pen, spin, tip |
| b | but, web |
| t | two, sting, bet |
| d | do, daddy, odd |
| t͡ʃ | chair, nature, teach |
| d͡ʒ | gin, joy, edge |
| k | cat, kill, skin, queen, unique, thick |
| g | go, get, beg |
| f | fool, enough, leaf, off, photo |
| v | voice, have, of |
| θ | thing, teeth |
|
ð | this, breathe, father |
| s | see, city, pass |
| z | zoo, rose |
| ʃ | she, sure, session, emotion, leash |
| ʒ | genre, pleasure, beige, equation, seizure |
| h | ham, hue |
| m | man, ham |
| n | no, tin |
| ŋ | ringer, sing, finger, drink |
| l | left, bell, sable, please |
| r | run, very, probably |
| w | we, queen |
| j | yes, nyala |
VOWELS
IPA |
Examples |
|---|---|
| ʌ | run, won, flood |
| ʊ | put, hood |
| uː | through, you |
| æ | lad, bad, cat |
| ɑː | father |
| ɒ | off, loss, cloth, long, dog, chocolate |
| ɔː | law, caught, all, halt, talk |
| ə | about |
| ɪ | sit |
| iː | see, meat |
| ɛ | bed |
| oʊ | no, toe, soap |
|
eɪ | date, day, pain |
| ɜ | bird, burn, earth, herd
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