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IPA pronunciation key[edit]
IPA vowels
æ
|
ɑː
|
trap |
father - start
|
e
|
eɪ
|
eə
|
dress |
face |
square
|
ɪ
|
iː
|
ɪə
|
kit |
fleece |
near
|
ɒ
|
əʊ
|
ɔː
|
lot |
goat |
taught
|
ʊ
|
uː
|
ʊə
|
foot |
goose |
mature
|
|
juː
|
jʊə
|
cute |
cure
|
ʌ
|
ə
|
ɜː
|
strut |
comma |
nurse
|
aɪ
|
aʊ
|
ɔɪ
|
price |
mouth |
choice
|
Sample word |
Random House |
Teflpedia
|
trap, marry |
/æ/ |
/æ/
|
bath |
/æ, ɑ/ |
/æ,AmE ɑːBrE/
|
apparent |
/æ, ɛə/ |
/æ/
|
palm, father, start, safari |
/ɑ/ |
/ɑː/
|
price, virus |
/aɪ/ |
/aɪ/
|
fire |
/aɪər/ |
/aɪər/
|
buyer |
/aɪ ər/ |
/aɪər/
|
square, vary |
/ɛə/ |
/eə/
|
parent, hilarious |
/ɛə, æ/ |
/eə/
|
transparent |
/ɛə, æ/ |
/æ/
|
thought, north |
/ɔ/ |
/ɔː/
|
cloth, moral, laurel |
/ɔ, ɒ/ |
/ɒBrE, ɔːAmE/
|
water |
/ɔ, ɒ/ |
/ɔː/
|
force, glory |
/ɔ, oʊ/ |
/ɔː/
|
dress, merry |
/ɛ/ |
/e/
|
fleece, happy, various |
/i/ |
/iː/
|
immediate |
/i ɪ/ |
/iːə/
|
near, material |
/ɪər/ |
/ɪər/
|
letter |
/ər/ |
/ər/
|
face, player |
/eɪ/ |
/eɪ/
|
kit, mirror |
/ɪ/ |
/ɪ/
|
lot |
/ɒ/ |
/ɒ/
|
sorry, wash, dolphin |
/ɒ, ɔ/ |
/ɒ/
|
goat |
/oʊ/ |
/əʊ/
|
obey |
/oʊ/ |
/ə,BrE əʊAmE/
|
choice |
/ɔɪ/ |
/ɔɪ/
|
goose |
/u/ |
/uː/
|
cute |
/yu/ |
/juː/
|
new |
/u, yu/ |
/juː/
|
foot |
/ʊ/ |
/ʊ/
|
tour |
/ʊə/ |
/ʊə/
|
sure |
/ʊər, ɜr/ |
/ʊər, ɔːrBrE/
|
cure, mural |
/yʊər/ |
/jʊər/
|
mouth, dowry |
/aʊ/ |
/aʊ/
|
hour |
/aʊər, aʊ ər/ |
/aʊər/
|
flower |
/aʊ ər/ |
/aʊər/
|
strut |
/ʌ/ |
/ʌ/
|
comma |
/ə/ |
/ə/
|
people |
/əl/ |
/əl/
|
open |
/ən/ |
/ən/
|
rhythm |
/əm/ |
/əm/
|
nurse, furry |
/ɜ/ |
/ɜː/
|
hurry |
/ɜ, ʌ/ |
/ʌr,BrE ɜːrAmE/
|
Consonants[edit]
IPA consonants
Normal sound: /b, d, f, g, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, z/
|
ʃ
|
tʃ
|
ŋ
|
show |
church |
sing
|
ʒ
|
dʒ
|
j
|
usual |
judge |
you
|
θ
|
ð
|
s
|
think |
that |
see
|
Sample word |
Random House |
Teflpedia
|
church |
/tʃ/ |
/tʃ/
|
judge |
dʒ/ |
/dʒ/
|
sing |
/ŋ/ |
/ŋ/
|
finger |
/ŋg/ |
/ŋg/
|
ingrain |
/ng/ |
/ng/
|
show |
/ʃ/ |
/ʃ/
|
mishap |
/sh/ |
/sh/
|
think |
/θ/ |
/θ/
|
that |
/ð/ |
/ð/
|
rathole |
/th/ |
/th/
|
witch |
/w/ |
/w/
|
which |
/ʰw/ |
/w/
|
yes |
/y/ |
/j/
|
usual |
/ʒ/ |
/ʒ/
|