IPA Pronunciation Legend.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Tags: IPA, Pronunciation
Here is the legend to read IPA Pronunciation legend
Stress marks: /ˈ/ indicates primary stressed syllable follows; /ˌ/ indicates
secondary stressed syllable follows, as in news‧pa‧per /ˈnuzˌpeɪ
pər/ and in‧for‧ma‧tion /ˌɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən/
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CONSONANTS |
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/b/ |
boy, baby, rob
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/d/ |
do, ladder, bed
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/dʒ/ |
jump, budget, age
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/f/ |
food, offer, safe
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/g/ |
get, bigger, dog
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/h/ |
happy, ahead
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/k/ |
can, speaker, stick
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/l/ |
let, follow, still
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/m/ |
make, summer, time
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/n/ |
no, dinner, thin
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/ŋ/ |
singer, think, long
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/p/ |
put, apple, cup
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/r/ |
run, marry, far, store
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/s/ |
sit, city, passing, face
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/ʃ/ |
she, station, push
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/t/ |
top, better, cat
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/tʃ/ |
church, watching, nature, witch
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/θ/ |
thirsty, nothing, math
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/ð/ |
this, mother, breathe
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/v/ |
very, seven, love
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/w/ |
wear, away
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/ʰw/ |
where, somewhat
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/y/ |
yes, onion
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/z/ |
zoo, easy, buzz
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/ʒ/ |
measure, television, beige
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VOWELS |
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/æ/ |
apple, can, hat
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/eɪ/ |
aid, hate, day
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/ɑ/ |
arm, father, aha
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/ɛər/ |
air, careful, wear
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/ɔ/ |
all, or, talk, lost, saw
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/aʊər/ |
hour
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/ɛ/ |
ever, head, get
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/i/ |
eat, see, need
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/ɪər/ |
ear, hero, beer
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/ər/ |
teacher, afterward, murderer
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/ɜr/ |
early, bird, stirring
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/ɪ/ |
it, big, finishes
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/aɪ/ |
I, ice, hide, deny
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/aɪər/ |
fire, tired
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/ɒ/ |
odd, hot, waffle
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/oʊ/ |
owe, road, below
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/u/ |
ooze, food, soup, sue
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/ʊ/ |
good, book, put
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/ɔɪ/ |
oil, choice, toy
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/aʊ/ |
out, loud, how
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/ʌ/ |
up, mother, mud
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/ə/ |
about, animal, problem, circus
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FOREIGN SOUNDS |
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/A/ |
Fr. ami
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/ə/ |
Fr. oeuvre
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/œ/ |
Fr. feu, Ger. schön
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/R/ |
Fr. au revoir, Yiddish rebbe
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/ü/ |
Fr. tu, Ger. über
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/x/ |
Scot. loch, Ger. ach or ich
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