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*'''p''' as in 'pip' | *'''p''' as in 'pip' | ||
*'''r''' as in 'right' | *'''r''' as in 'right' | ||
*'''s''' as in 'sit' | *'''s''' as in 'sit', or 'c' in 'nice' | ||
*'''t''' as in 'tell' | *'''t''' as in 'tell' | ||
*'''θ''' as in 'think' | *'''θ''' as in 'think' | ||
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The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is the alphabet that shows pronunciation. It is based on the English alphabet.
Key to IPA representation of English sounds
A guide to English sounds, in a sort of alphabetical order:
- b as in 'be'
- d as in 'do'
- dʒ as 'j' in 'just
- ð as 'th' in 'this'
- f as in 'for'
- g as in 'go'
- h as in 'he'
- k as in 'kiss', or 'c' in 'cat'
- l as in 'like'
- m as in 'me'
- n as in 'no'
- p as in 'pip'
- r as in 'right'
- s as in 'sit', or 'c' in 'nice'
- t as in 'tell'
- θ as in 'think'
- v as in 'very'
- w as in 'we'
- z as in 'zoo' or 's' in 'these'
- ʒ as 's' in vision'