International Phonetic Alphabet

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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'
  • 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'
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