PHONETIC KEY
PHONETIC - USE EXAMPLES - ------------------ HOW PRONOUNCED ---------------------
SYMBOL PHONETIC ENGLISH VOICING ROUNDED ARTICULATOR POINT OF CONSTRICTIIION
ARTICULATION OF AIR FLOW
p pLe play FALSE FALSE -- bilabial -- stop
b bi be TRUE FALSE -- bilabial -- stop
t to toe FALSE FALSE apico alveolar stop
d du do TRUE FALSE apico alveolar stop
k ki key FALSE FALSE dorso velar stop
g go go TRUE FALSE dorso velar stop
F Far far FALSE FALSE labio dental fricative
v vois voice TRUE FALSE labio dental fricative
T TIK thick FALSE FALSE apico dental fricative
D DIn then TRUE FALSE apico dental fricative
c cRc church FALSE FALSE apico alveolar
J JO jaw TRUE FALSE apico alveolar affricate
s sO saw FALSE FALSE apico alveolar sibilant
z zu zoo TRUE FALSE apico alveolar sibilant
S SAL shall FALSE FALSE fronto palatal sibilant
Z vIZ^n vision TRUE FALSE fronto palatal sibilant
m mi me TRUE FALSE -- bilabial -- nasal
n naU now TRUE FALSE apico alveolar nasal
N rIN ring TRUE FALSE dorso alveolar nasal
L Lo low TRUE FALSE apico alveolar lateral
r re ray TRUE FALSE apico alveolar glide
y yu you TRUE FALSE fronto palatal glide
w wi we TRUE FALSE fronto palatal glide
W WiL wheel FALSE FALSE dorso palatal glide
H Hi he FALSE FALSE -- glottal -- glide
u yu you FALSE TRUE high back vowel
U wUd wood TRUE TRUE high back vowel
o o owe FALSE TRUE middle back vowel
O O awe TRUE TRUE middle back vowel
i WiL wheel FALSE FALSE high front vowel
I IF if TRUE FALSE high front vowel
e eJ age FALSE FALSE middle front vowel
E Er air TRUE FALSE middle front vowel
a aL all TRUE FALSE low back vowel
A At at TRUE FALSE low front vowel
^ ^p up TRUE FALSE middle middle vowel
R Rn earn FALSE FALSE middle middle vowel
oi oiL oil FALSE TRUE middle-high back-front dipthong
aI aI I TRUE FALSE low-high back-front dipthong
aU aUt out FALSE TRUE low-high back dipthong
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