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Vowels  

SymbolPronunciationListenExample'say' pronunciation
i as in 'peat'  Pronunciation of peat
pit ee
ʊ as in 'put'  Pronunciation of put pʊt oo
ɪ as in 'pit'  Pronunciation of pit pɪt i
u as in 'pool'  Pronunciation of pool pul ooh
ɛ as in 'pet'  Pronunciation of pet pɛt e
ɜ as in 'pert'  Pronunciation of pert pɜt er
æ as in 'pat'  Pronunciation of pat pæt a
ə as in 'apart' Pronunciation of apart ə'pat uh
a as in 'part' Pronunciation of part pat ah
ɒ as in 'pot' Pronunciation of pot pɒt o
ʌ as in 'putt' Pronunciation of putt pʌt u
ɔ as in 'port' Pronunciation of port pɔt aw
æ̃ as in French 'vin'   væ̃ an
y as in French 'rue'   ry ooh
ɒ̃ as in 'bon voyage' Pronunciation of bon voyage bɒ̃ vwaˈjaʒ on

Diphthongs

SymbolPronunciationListenExample'say' pronunciation
as in 'buy' Pronunciation of buy baɪ uy
as in 'bay' Pronunciation of bay beɪ ay
ɔɪ as in 'boy' Pronunciation of boy bɔɪ oy
as in 'how' Pronunciation of how haʊ ow
as in 'hoe' Pronunciation of hoe hoʊ oh
ɪə as in 'here' Pronunciation of here hɪə ear
ɛə as in 'hair' Pronunciation of hair hɛə air
ʊə as in 'tour' Pronunciation of tour tʊə oouh

Consonants

Plosives

SymbolPronunciationListenExample'say' pronunciation
p as in 'pet' Pronunciation of pet pɛt p
b as in 'bet' Pronunciation of bet bɛt b
t as in 'tale' Pronunciation of tale teɪl t
d as in 'dale' Pronunciation of dale deɪl d
k as in 'came' Pronunciation of came keɪm k
ɡ as in 'game' Pronunciation of game ɡeɪm g

Fricatives

SymbolPronunciationListenExample'say' pronunciation
f as in 'fine' Pronunciation of fine faɪn f
v as in 'vine' Pronunciation of vine vaɪn v
θ as in 'thin' Pronunciation of thin θɪn th
ð as in 'then' Pronunciation of then ðɛn dh
s as in 'seal' Pronunciation of seal sil s
z as in 'zeal' Pronunciation of zeal zil z
ʃ as in 'show' Pronunciation of show ʃoʊ sh
ʒ as in 'measure' Pronunciation of measure 'mɛʒə zh
h as in 'heal' Pronunciation of heal hil h
r as in 'real' Pronunciation of real ril r

Affricates

SymbolPronunciationListenExample'say' pronunciation
as in 'choke' Pronunciation of choke tʃoʊk ch
as in 'joke' Pronunciation of joke dʒoʊk j

Nasals

SymbolPronunciationListenExample'say' pronunciation
m as in 'mail' Pronunciation of mail meɪl m
n as in 'nail' Pronunciation of nail neɪl n
ŋ as in 'sing' Pronunciation of sing sɪŋ ng

Semi-vowels

SymbolPronunciationListenExample'say' pronunciation
j as in 'you' Pronunciation of you ju y
w as in 'woo' Pronunciation of woo wu w

Laterals

SymbolPronunciationListenExample'say' pronunciation
l as in 'last' Pronunciation of last  last l

Stress

Primary stress:

SymbolPronunciationListenExample
ˈ as in 'clatter' Pronunciation of clatter  ˈklætə

Secondary stress:

SymbolPronunciationListenExample
ˌ as in 'encyclopedia' Pronunciation of encyclopedia  ɛnˌsɑɪkləˈpidiə