| 辅音/子音
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| IPA |
范例
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| b
|
buy, cab
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| d
|
dye, cad
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| ð
|
thy, breathe, father
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| dʒ
|
giant, badge, jam
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| f
|
phi, caff, fan
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| ɡ (ɡ)[1]
|
guy, bag
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| h
|
high, ahead
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| j
|
yes, yacht
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| k
|
sky, crack
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| l
|
lie, sly, gal
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| m
|
my, smile, cam
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| n
|
nigh, snide, can
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| ŋ
|
sang, sink, singer
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| ŋɡ
|
finger, anger
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| θ
|
thigh, math
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| p
|
pie, spy, cap
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| r
|
rye, try, very[2]
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| s
|
sigh, mass
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| ʃ
|
shy, cash, emotion
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| t
|
tie, sty, cat, atom
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| tʃ
|
China, catch
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| v
|
vie, have
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| w
|
wye, swine
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| hw
|
why[3]
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| z
|
zoo, has
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| ʒ
|
pleasure, vision, beige[4]
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| 边辅音
|
| x
|
ugh, loch, Chanukah[5]
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| ʔ
|
uh-oh /ˈʌʔoʊ/
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| 元音/母音
|
| IPA |
完全元音 |
……后面接 R
|
| ɑː
|
baht, father, bra
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ɑr
|
bard, barn, snarl, star(/ɑːr./ 亦可)
|
| ɒ
|
pod, John, doll
|
ɒr
|
moral, forage
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| æ
|
pad, shall, ban
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ær
|
barrow, marry
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| aɪ
|
ride, file, fine, pie
|
aɪər
|
fire (/aɪr./)
|
| aʊ
|
loud, foul, down, how
|
aʊər
|
hour (/aʊr./)
|
| ɛ
|
bed, fell, men
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ɛr
|
error, merry
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| eɪ
|
made, fail, vein, pay
|
ɛər
|
scared, scarce, cairn, Mary (/eɪr./)
|
| ɪ
|
lid, fill, bin
|
ɪr
|
mirror, Sirius
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| iː
|
seed, feel, mean, sea
|
ɪər
|
beard, fierce, serious (/iːr./)
|
| ɔː
|
Maud, dawn, fall, straw
|
ɔr
|
born, for, aural (/ɔːr./)
|
| ɔɪ
|
void, foil, coin, boy
|
ɔɪər
|
loir, coir (/ɔɪr./)
|
| oʊ
|
code, foal, bone, go
|
ɔər
|
boar, more, oral (/oʊr./)
|
| ʊ
|
good, full, woman
|
ʊr
|
courier
|
| uː
|
food, fool, soon, chew
|
ʊər
|
boor, moor, tourist (/uːr./)
|
| juː
|
cued, cute, mule, tune, queue
|
jʊər
|
cure
|
| ʌ
|
mud, dull, gun
|
ʌr
|
borough, hurry
|
| ɜr
|
word, girl, fern, furry (/ɝː/)
|
| 弱化元音
|
| ə
|
Rosa’s, a mission
|
ər
|
perform(/ɚ/ 亦可)
|
| ɨ
|
roses, emission (ɪ 或 ə)
|
ən
|
button
|
| ɵ
|
omission (oʊ 或 ə)
|
əm
|
rhythm
|
| ʉ
|
beautiful, curriculum ([jʉ]) (ʊ 或 ə)
|
əl
|
bottle
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| i
|
serious (ɪ 或 iː)
|
ᵊ, ⁱ
|
(元音经常弱化:nasturtium)
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| 重音
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音节划分
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| IPA |
范例
|
IPA |
范例
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| ˈ
|
intonation /ˌɪntɵˈneɪʃən/, battleship /ˈbætəlʃɪp/
|
.
|
shellfish /ˈʃɛl.fɪʃ/, selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɨʃ/ nitrate /ˈnaɪ.treɪt/, night-rate /ˈnaɪt.reɪt/ hire /ˈhaɪər/, higher /ˈhaɪ.ər/ moai /ˈmoʊ.aɪ/, Windhoek /ˈvɪnt.hʊk/ Vancouveria /væn.kuːˈvɪəriə/
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| ˌ
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