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Vowels i as in beet (bit) and beer (bir) beer is often
pronounced bɪr
ɪ as in
bit (bɪt)ei as in bait (beit) and air (eir) air is often
pronounced ɛr
some prefer
to
write eɪ or just eɛ as in bet (bɛt) æ as in cat (kæt) a as in cot (kat) and car (kar) in British English, cot is kɒt ɔ as in caught (kɔt) and or (ɔr) ou as in coat (kout) some prefer to
write oʊ or just o
ʊ as in
cook
(kʊk)in British English this is əʊ u as in coot (kut) and boor (bur) boor is often pronounced bʊr ʌ as in cut (kʌt) ə as in ago (əgou) and burn (bərn) burn is more
technically written bɜrn
au as in out
(aut)ai as in kite (kait) ɔi as in coil (kɔil) ju as in cute (kjut) |
Consonants p as in
pop (pap)
b as in bib (bɪb) t as in tot (tat) d as in dad (dæd) k as in kick (kɪk) g as in giggle (gɪgəl) f as in fluff (flʌf) v as in verve (vərv) θ as in thin (θɪn) ð as in then (ðɛn) s as in sat (sæt) z as in zigzag (zɪgzæg) ʃ as in shush (ʃʌʃ) ʒ as in vision (vɪʒən) ʧ as in church (ʧərʧ) ʤ as in judge (ʤʌʤ) m as in mom (mam) n as in nun (nʌn) ŋ as in ring (rɪŋ), linger (lɪŋgər), and think (thɪŋk) l as in lock (lak) r as in roar (rɔr) r is more
precisely written ɹ
w as in win (wɪn)dropped or changed into ə in many dialects some dialects
also have ʍ (voiceless w) as in whale (ʍeil)
j as in
yes
(jɛs)some dialects
also have ç (voiceless y) as in huge (çuʤ)
h as in
hi
(hai) |