International Phonetic
Alphabet
(IPA)
Reasons to Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet
Get Words Right the
First Time
•what do you do when you don't know how to pronounce
a word?
Speak (With Good
Pronunciation) From
Day One
•The real power of IPA comes when you use it to learn
how to pronounce not just words but entire languages.
Gain a Deeper
Understanding of
Phonetics
IPA is your gateway to a deep understanding of how
the human speech organ works
Alphabet Sounds
Vowels
Consonants
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The difference between vowels and consonants
Vowel
consonants
A vowel is a speech sound
made with your mouth
fairly open
A consonant is a sound
made with your mouth
fairly closed
Vowels
iː
see
/siː/
ɔː
saw
/sɔː/
i
happy
/siː/
ʊ
put
/pʊt/
ɪ
sit
/sɪt/
u
actua
l
/ˈæktʃuə
l/
e
ten
/ten/
uː
too
/tuː/
æ
cat
/kæt/
ʌ
cup
/kʌp/
ɑː
father
/ˈfɑːðə(r)
/
ɜː
fur
/fɜː(r)/
ɒ
got
ə
about
/əˈbaʊt/
/ɡɒt/
British
Eng