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
iː
fleece
i
happy
ɪ
kit
ʊ
foot
u
situation
uː
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
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