| Consonants | ||
| SAMPA | Examples | IPA |
| p | pen, spin, tip | p |
| b | but, web | b |
| t | two, sting, bet | t |
| d | do, odd | d |
| tS | chair, nature, teach | tʃ |
| dZ | gin, joy, edge | dʒ |
| k | cat, kill, skin, queen, thick | k |
| g | go, get, beg | ɡ |
| f | fool, enough, leaf | f |
| v | voice, have, of | v |
| T | thing, breath | θ |
| D | this, breathe | ð |
| s | see, city, pass | s |
| z | zoo, rose | z |
| S | she, sure, emotion, leash | ʃ |
| Z | pleasure, beige | ʒ |
| h | ham | h |
| m | man, ham | m |
| n | no, tin | n |
| N | singer, ring | ŋ |
| l | left, bell | l |
| r | run, very | r |
| w | we | w |
| j | yes | j |
| Other symbols | ||
| SAMPA | Meaning | IPA |
| " | Primary stress | ˈ |
| % | Secondary stress | ˌ |
| Vowels | ||
| SAMPA | Examples | IPA |
| A: | father, arm | ɑː |
| i: | see | iː |
| I | city | ɪ |
| i | happy, many | i |
| ɛ | bed | E |
| 3: | bird | ɜː |
| { | lad, cat, ran | æ |
| V | run, enough | ʌ |
| Q | not, wasp | ɒ |
| O: | law, caught | ɔː |
| U | put | ʊ |
| u: | soon, through | uː |
| @ | about | ə |
| Diphthongs | ||
| SAMPA | Examples | IPA |
| eI | day | eɪ |
| aI | my | aɪ |
| OI | boy | ɔɪ |
| @U | no | əʊ |
| aU | now | aʊ |
| I@ | near, here | ɪə |
| e@ | hair, there | eə |
| U@ | tour | ʊə |
| ju: | pupil | juː |