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 |