IPA Symbols

Listen to the IPA symbols needed for the transcription of English in this section spoken by a British and an American speaker.

English Consonants

  • Blue – fortis-voiceless consonants
  • Rose – lenis-voiced consonants

p

pen

b

back

t

tea

d

day

k

key

ɡ

get

f

fine

v

view

θ

thing

ð

this

s

soon

z

zero

ʃ

ship

ʒ

vision

t͡ʃ

chain

d͡ʒ

age

h

hot

w

wet

m

milk

n

nice

ŋ

long

l

light

r

road

j

yes

English Vowels

  • Blue – long-tense monophthongs and diphthongs
  • Rose – short-lax monophthongs
  • Green – weak and pre-rhotic vowels

fleece

i

happy

ɪ

kit

ʊ

foot

u

situation

goose

ɛ

dress

ɛː

square

ɪː

near

ɜː

nurse

ɝː

nurse

ɔː

thought

æ

trap

eɪ̯

face

ə

ago

ɚ

letter

əʊ̯

goat

oʊ̯

goat

aɪ̯

price

ɔɪ̯

choice

aʊ̯

mouth

ʌ

strut

ɒ

lot

ɑː

palm

Overviews For Your Phone

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