Note 1¶
- International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) | English Pronunciation - IPA 发音教程，Youtube
Intro¶
lamp: /læm/
| Symbol | Sound(in bold) |
|---|---|
| l | leg |
| æ | cat |
| m | mother |
| car | rice | |
|---|---|---|
c |
/k/ | /s/ |
IPA Symbols¶
Vowels (long)¶
| IPA | examples |
|---|---|
| iː | tree, green |
| uː | shoe, food |
| ɑː | arm, car |
| ɔː | door, four |
| ɜːr | girl, prefer |
- \(^r\) is NOT a sound. It means that we pronounce the final "r" sound ONLY if the next word starts with a vowel. 🇬🇧
- Example: prefer = /prɪˈfɜːr/
- "I prefer apples." (we pronounce the final "r" sound)
- "I prefer pears." (we do NOT pronounce the final "r" sound)
- Example: prefer = /prɪˈfɜːr/
Vowels (short)¶
Dipthongs¶
Consonants¶
