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IPA Symbol |
Example |
Pronunciation |
ɑ |
father |
[ɑ] as in “father” |
æ |
cat |
[æ] as in “cat” |
ɐ |
comma |
[ɐ] as in “comma” |
ɒ |
lot |
[ɒ] as in “lot” |
ʌ |
cup |
[ʌ] as in “cup” |
ɔ |
dog |
[ɔ] as in “dog” |
a |
barn |
[a] as in “barn” |
ɛ |
red |
[ɛ] as in “red” |
e |
bait |
[e] as in “bait” |
ə |
sofa |
[ə] as in “sofa” |
ɜ |
bird |
[ɜ] as in “bird” |
ɪ |
sit |
[ɪ] as in “sit” |
i |
tree |
[i] as in “tree” |
ɨ |
roses |
[ɨ] as in “roses” |
ʏ |
fun |
[ʏ] as in “fun” |
o |
note |
[o] as in “note” |
ø |
bird |
[ø] as in “bird” |
œ |
hurt |
[œ] as in “hurt” |
ʊ |
book |
[ʊ] as in “book” |
u |
food |
[u] as in “food” |
y |
few |
[y] as in “few” |
ʷ |
swim |
[ʷ] as in “swim” |
ʰ |
pop |
[ʰ] as in “pop” |
ʲ |
music |
[ʲ] as in “music” |
ˠ |
lock |
[ˠ] as in “lock” |
ˤ |
loch |
[ˤ] as in “loch” |
⁴ |
four |
[⁴] as in “four” |
⁵ |
five |
[⁵] as in “five” |
³ |
three |
[³] as in “three” |
² |
square |
[²] as in “square” |
ˡ |
fly |
[ˡ] as in “fly” |
ʳ |
park |
[ʳ] as in “park” |
ⁿ |
thin |
[ⁿ] as in “thin” |
ᵐ |
ham |
[ᵐ] as in “ham” |
̊ |
ski |
[̊] as in “ski” |
̈ |
hurt |
[̈] as in “hurt” |
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