List of phonetic symbols for transcription exercises.

Both ASCII and IPA are shown. If these two columns are identical on your screen, you probably haven't installed the correct font. You need a Unicode font (see ‘Requirements’ page) such as Lucida Sans Unicode, Doulos SIL or ipauni. Stress is indicated by " as in /fəˈnetɪks/ (last word should be shown in IPA symbols).



ASCII

IPA

Keyword

ASCII

IPA

Keyword

p

p

pip

b

b

babe

t

t

taught

d

d

dead

k

k

kick

g

g

gig

tS

church

dZ

judge

f

f

fluff

v

v

verve

T

θ

thirtieth

D

ð

they breathe

s

s

socks

z

z

zoos

S

ʃ

shortish

Z

ʒ

measure


ASCII

IPA

Keyword

h

h

hay

m

m

maim

n

n

nine

N

ŋ

sinking

l

l

level

r

r

rarest

w

w

witch

j

j

yellow


ASCII

IPA

Keyword

ASCII

IPA

Keyword

ASCII

IPA

Keyword

I

ɪ

kit

i:

fleece

eI

face

e

e

dress

E:

ɛː

square

aI

price

{

æ

trap

A:

ɑː

palm

OI

ɔɪ

choice

Q

ɒ

lot

O:

ɔː

thought

@U

əʊ

goat

U

ʊ

foot

u:

goose

aU

mouth

V

ʌ

strut

3:

ɜː

nurse

I@

ɪə

near

@

ə

bonus

i

i

happy

U@

ʊə

cure