vowels
IPA |
examples |
ʌ |
cup, luck |
ɑ: |
arm, father |
æ |
cat, black |
e |
met, bed |
ə |
away, cinema |
ɜ:ʳ |
turn, learn |
ɪ |
hit, sitting |
i: |
see, heat |
ɒ |
hot, rock |
ɔ: |
call, four |
ʊ |
put, could |
u: |
blue, food |
aɪ |
five, eye |
aʊ |
now, out |
eɪ |
say, eight |
oʊ |
go, home |
ɔɪ |
boy, join |
eəʳ |
where, air |
ɪəʳ |
near, here |
ʊəʳ |
pure, tourist |
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consonants
IPA |
examples |
b |
bad, lab |
d |
did, lady |
f |
find, if |
g |
give, flag |
h |
how, hello |
j |
yes, yellow |
k |
cat, back |
l |
leg, little |
m |
man, lemon |
n |
no, ten |
ŋ |
sing, finger |
p |
pet, map |
r |
red, try |
s |
sun, miss |
ʃ |
she, crash |
t |
tea, getting |
tʃ |
check, church |
θ |
think, both |
ð |
this, mother |
v |
voice, five |
w |
wet, window |
z |
zoo, lazy |
ʒ |
pleasure, vision |
dʒ |
just, large |
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