IPA Pronunciation
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/
| CONSONANTS |
|---|
| /b/ | boy, baby,
rob |
| /d/ | do, ladder, bed |
| /dʒ/ | jump,
budget, age |
| /f/ | food, offer,
safe |
| /g/ | get, bigger, dog |
| /h/ | happy, ahead |
| /k/ | can, speaker, stick |
| /l/ | let, follow, still |
| /m/ | make, summer,
time |
| /n/ | no, dinner, thin |
| /ŋ/ | singer, think, long |
| /p/ | put, apple, cup |
| /r/ | run, marry, far,
store |
| /s/ | sit,
city, passing, face |
| /ʃ/ | she, station,
push |
| /t/ | top, better, cat |
| /tʃ/ | church, watching, nature, witch |
| /θ/ | thirsty,
nothing, math |
| /ð/ | this, mother,
breathe |
| /v/ | very, seven,
love |
| /w/ | wear, away |
| /ʰw/ | where, somewhat |
| /y/ | yes, onion |
| /z/ | zoo, easy, buzz |
| /ʒ/ | measure, television, beige |
| VOWELS |
|---|
| /æ/ | apple, can,
hat |
| /eɪ/ | aid,
hate, day |
| /ɑ/ | arm,
father, aha |
| /ɛər/ | air, careful, wear |
| /ɔ/ | all, or, talk, lost, saw |
| /aʊər/ | hour |
| /ɛ/ | ever, head,
get |
| /i/ | eat, see, need |
| /ɪər/ | ear, hero,
beer |
| /ər/ | teacher,
afterward, murderer |
| /ɜr/ | early,
bird, stirring |
| /ɪ/ | it, big,
finishes |
| /aɪ/ | I, ice, hide,
deny |
| /aɪər/ | fire,
tired |
| /ɒ/ | odd, hot, waffle |
| /oʊ/ | owe, road, below |
| /u/ | ooze, food, soup, sue |
| /ʊ/ | good, book,
put |
| /ɔɪ/ | oil, choice, toy |
| /aʊ/ | out,
loud, how |
| /ʌ/ | up, mother,
mud |
| /ə/ | about, animal, problem, circus |
| FOREIGN SOUNDS |
|---|
| /a/ | Fr. ami |
| /ə/ | Fr. oeuvre |
| /œ/ | Fr. feu,
Ger. schön |
| /r/ | Fr. au revoir,
Yiddish rebbe |
| /ü/ | Fr. tu,
Ger. über |
| /x/ | Scot. loch, Ger. ach or ich |
| SAMPLE NASALIZED VOWELS |
|---|
/ ɛ̃/ | Fr. bien |
| /ɑ̃/ | Fr.
croissant |
| /ɔ̃/ | Fr. bon |
| /œ̃/ | Fr. parfum |
| /ĩ/ | Port.
Prīncipe |
| /ɪ̃/ | Port.
linguiça |
