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SAMPA: English Consonants
SAMPA
Examples
IPA
p
p en, sp it, lip
p
b
b ed, rib
b
t
t wo, st ing, bet
t
d
d o, odd
d
4
bett er, matt er (GenAm )
ɾ
tS
ch air, nat ure, teach
tʃ
dZ
g in, j oy, edge
dʒ
k
c at, k ill, sk in, q ueen, thick
k
g
g o, g et, beg
ɡ
f
f ool, enough , leaf
f
v
v oice, have , of
v
T
th ing, breath
θ
D
th is, breathe
ð
s
s ee, c ity, pass
s
z
z oo, ros e
z
S
sh e, s ure, emoti on, leash
ʃ
Z
pleas ure, beige
ʒ
h
h am
h
m
m an, ham
m
n
n o, tin
n
N
sing er, ring
ŋ
l
l eft, bell
l
r
r un, ver y
ɹ
w
w e
w
j
y es
j
W
wh at (some accents, such as Scottish )
ʍ
x
loch (Scottish)
x
SAMPA: English Vowels
SAMPA
Examples
IPA
RP
GenAm
AuE
RP
GenAm
AuE
A:
A
6:
fa ther
ɑː
ɑ
ɐː
i:
i
i:
see
iː
i
iː
I
I
I
ci ty
ɪ
ɪ
ɪ
E
E
e
be d
ɛ
ɛ
e
3:
3`
3:
bir d
ɜː
ɝ
ɜː
{
{
{ [1]
la d, ca t, ra n
æ
æ
æ
A:
Ar
6:
ar m
ɑː
ɑɹ
ɐː
V
V
6
ru n, enou gh
ʌ
ʌ
ɐ
Q
A
O
no t, wa sp
ɒ
ɑ
ɔ
O:
O or A [2]
o:
law , cau ght
ɔː
ɔ or ɑ
oː
U
U
U
pu t
ʊ
ʊ
ʊ
u:
u
}:
soo n, throu gh
uː
u
ʉː
@
@
@
a bout
ə
ə
ə
@
@`
@
winner
ə
ɚ
ə
SAMPA: English Diphthongs
SAMPA
Examples
IPA
RP
GenAm
AuE
RP
GenAm
AuE
eI
eI or e
{I
day
eɪ
eɪ or e
æɪ
aI
aI
Ae
my
aɪ
aɪ
ɑɪ
OI
OI
oI
boy
ɔɪ
ɔɪ
oɪ
@U
oU or o
@}
no
əʊ
oʊ or o
əʉ
aU
aU
{O
now
aʊ
aʊ
æɔ
I@
ir
I@
near , here
ɪə
iɹ
ɪə
E@
er
e:
hair , there
ɛə
eɹ
eː
U@
Ur
U@
tour
ʊə
ʊɹ
ʊə
ju:
ju
j}:
pu pil
juː
ju
jʉː
SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
SAMPA
Explanation
IPA
"
Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example "happy" /"h{pi/
ˈ
%
Secondary stress, for example "battleship" /"b{tl=%SIp/
ˌ
.
Syllable separator
.
=
Syllabic consonant , for example /"rIdn=/ for ridden
◌̩
See also