IPA Pronunciation
Stress marks: /È/ indicates primary stressed syllable follows; /Ì/ indicates secondary stressed syllable follows, as in news‧pa‧per /ÈnuzÌpeɪ pər/ and in‧for‧ma‧tion /Ìɪn fərÈmeɪ ƒən/
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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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/d’/ |
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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/ƒ/ |
she, station, push |
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/t/ |
top, better, cat |
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/tƒ/ |
church, watching, nature, witch |
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/¸/ |
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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/°w/ |
where, somewhat |
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/y/ |
yes, onion |
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/z/ |
zoo, easy, buzz |
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/’/ |
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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/aŠər/ |
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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/oŠ/ |
owe, road, below |
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/u/ |
ooze, food, soup, sue |
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/Š/ |
good, book, put |
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/ɔɪ/ |
oil, choice, toy |
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/aŠ/ |
out, loud, how |
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/Œ/ |
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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SAMPLE NASALIZED VOWELS |
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/ |
Fr. bien |
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/ɑ̃/ |
Fr. croissant |
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/ |
Fr. bon |
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/œ/ |
Fr. parfum |
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/ |
Port. Prīncipe |
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Port. linguiça |
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