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Fonetic symbols for British English.
| Vowels. | |||
| /i:/ /ɪ/ /e/ /æ/ /ɑ:/ /ɒ/ /ɔ:/ /ʊ/ /u:/ /ʌ/ /ɜ:/ /ə/ |
as in 'peat' /pi:t/ as in 'pit' /pɪt/ as in 'pet' /pet/ as in 'pat' /pæt/ as in 'part' /pɑ:t/ as in 'pot' /pɒt/ not US as in 'port' /pɔ:t/ as in 'put' /pʊt/ as in 'poodle' /pu:dl/ as in 'putt' /pʌt/ as in 'pert' /pɜ:t/ as in 'about', 'upper' /əboʊt/, /ʌpə/ |
/eɪ/ /aɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /əʊ/ /aʊ/ /ɪə/ /eə/ /ʊə/ |
as in 'bay' /beɪ/ as in 'buy' /baɪ/ as in 'boy' /bɔɪ/ as in 'go' /gəʊ/ as in 'cow' /kaʊ/ as in 'hear' /hɪə/ US /hɪər/ as in 'hair' /heə/ US /heər/ as in 'tour' /tʊə/ US /tʊər/ |
| Consonants. | |||
| /p/ /b/ /t/ /d/ /tʃ/ /dʒ/ /k/ /g/ |
as in 'pea' /pi:/ as in 'bee' /bi:/ as in 'toe' /təʊ/ as in 'doe' /dəʊ/ as in 'chin' /tʃin/ as in 'gin' /dʒin/ as in 'cap' /kæp/ as in 'gap' /gæp/ |
/m/ /n/ /ŋ/ /l/ /r/ /j/ /w/ /h/ |
as in 'map' /mæp/ as in 'nap' /næp/ as in 'hang' /haŋ/ as in 'led' /led/ as in 'red' /red/ as in 'yes' /jes/ as in 'west' /west/ as in 'head' /hed/ |
| /f/ /v/ /θ/ /ð/ /s/ /z/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/ |
as in 'fat' /fæt/ as in 'vat' /væt/ as in 'thing' / θiŋ/ as in 'this' /ðɪs/ as in 'sip' /sɪp/ as in 'zip' /zɪp/ as in 'ship' /ʃip/ as in 'measure' /meʒa/ |
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See also International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) chart on Links page.
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