Talk a Lot
Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
The 48 Sounds of English with the International Phonetic Alphabet
23 Vowel Sounds
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LfL===
LụL==
LflL==
LrL==
L]L===
LẫL==
LỏL===
(8 short)
dish
bat
sock
pull
shoulder
leg
happy
(5 long)
(10 diphthongs)
LầfpL= =
LụớL= =
LởflõL= =
LộrọL= =
LDp]rọKầ]L=
LọẫệL= =
LDĩụộKỏL=
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LỏWL=
L^WL=
LlWL===
LỡWL===
LWL===
LắL===
LộọẫfồL==
Lớ~fóL= =
LớlfL= =
Lộẫ]L= =
Lĩ~f]L= =
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L]rL==== home= =
L~rL==== cow= =
Lf]L==== here= =
Lr]L==== pure= =
L~r]L====power==
three
star
ball
shoot
shirt= =
cup
LqờỏWL=
Lởớ^WL=
LlWọL=
LpỡWớL=
LpWớL=
LõắộL=
10 Diphthongs
LẫfL====
L~fL====
LlfL====
Lẫ]L===
L~f]L==
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plane=
time=
toy=
pear=
hire=
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25 Consonant Sounds
LL====
LệL====
LợL====
LớL====
LầL====
LqL====
LaL====
LộL====
LõL====
LởL====
LpL=
LớpL====
LĩL====
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Notes:
bag
glass
van
taxi
dice
thousand
brother
pig
kit
snow
shop
cheese
head
(15 voiced)
LụệL= =
Lệọ^WởL==
LợụồL= =
LDớụõKởỏL=
Lầ~fởL= =
LDq~rKũ]ồầL=
LDờắaK]L=
LộfệL= =
LõfớL= =
Lởồ]rL= =
LpflộL= =
LớpỏWũL= =
LĩẫầL= =
This symbol represents a glottal stop:
Lĩ]róL=
Lõ~rL=
Lĩf]L=
Lộr]L=
Lộ~r]L=
(10 unvoiced)
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LờL====
LùL====
LL====
LóL====
LồL====
LẽL====
LọL====
LẹL=
LũL====
LwL====
LầwL====
LủL====
road
week
yoghurt
music
nurse
ring
lake
frog
zip
revision
jam
loch
Lờ]rầL=
LùỏWõL=
LDflệK]ớL=
LDóỡWKũfõL=
LồWởL=
LờfẽL=
LọẫfõL= =
LẹờflệL=
LũfộL=
LờfDợfwK]ồL
LầwụóL=
LọflủL=
L\L
LDL
The syllable that follows this mark has strong stress:
This mark denotes a division between syllables:
We write sounds and words using the IPA between forward slashes:
LKL
L=L. We dont use punctuation marks.
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