IPA: English Consonants |
IPA |
Examples |
p |
pen, spin, tip |
b |
but, web |
t |
two, sting, bet |
d |
do, odd |
tʃ |
chair, nature, teach |
dʒ |
gin, joy, edge |
k |
cat, kill, skin, queen, thick |
ɡ |
go, get, beg |
f |
fool, enough, leaf |
v |
voice, have |
θ |
thing, teeth |
ð |
this, breathe, father |
s |
see, city, pass |
z |
zoo, rose |
ʃ |
she, sure, emotion, leash |
ʒ |
pleasure, beige |
h |
ham |
m |
man, ham |
n |
no, tin |
ŋ |
singer, ring |
l |
left, bell |
ɹ |
run, very [1] |
w |
we |
j |
yes |
ʍ |
what[2] |
x |
loch (Scottish) |
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IPA: English Vowels |
IPA |
Examples |
RP |
GenAm |
AuE |
|
ɑː |
ɑ |
aː |
father |
iː |
i |
iː |
see |
ɪ |
ɪ |
ɪ |
city |
ɛ |
ɛ |
e |
bed [3] |
ɜː |
ɝ |
ɜː |
bird |
æ |
æ |
æ |
lad, cat, ran [4][5] |
ɑː |
ɑɹ |
aː |
arm |
ʌ |
ʌ |
a |
run, enough |
ɒ |
ɑ |
ɔ |
not, wasp |
ɔː |
ɔ |
oː |
law, caught [6] |
ʊ |
ʊ |
ʊ |
put, wood |
uː |
u |
ʉː |
soon, through |
ə |
ə |
ə |
about |
ə |
ɚ |
ə |
winner |
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IPA: English Diphthongs |
IPA |
Examples |
RP |
GenAm |
AuE |
|
eɪ |
eɪ or e |
æɪ |
day |
aɪ |
aɪ |
ɑe |
my |
ɔɪ |
ɔɪ |
oɪ |
boy |
əʊ |
oʊ or o |
əʉ |
no |
aʊ |
aʊ |
æɔ |
now |
ɪə |
ɪɹ |
ɪə |
near, here |
ɛə |
ɛɹ |
eː |
hair, there [7] |
ʊə |
ʊɹ |
ʊə |
tour |
juː |
ju |
jʉː |
pupil |
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