PRONUNCIATION

 

INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET (IPA)

Vowels and diphthongs

Consonants

Simple Czech transcription

IPA

example

Simple Czech transcription

IPA

example

a

ʌ

cut, but

b

b

book, lab

a:

ɑ:

father, hard

d

d

did, lady

æ

æ

hat, black

f

f

find, if

e

e

pet, bed

g

g

give, flag

ə

ə

away, teacher

h

h

how, hello

ə:

ɜ:

turn, learn

j

j

yes, yellow

i

ɪ

hit, sitting

k

k

cat, back

i:

i:

see, meet

l

l

leg, little

o

ɒ

hot, rock

m

m

man, lemon

o:

ɔ:

call, four

n

n

no, ten

u

ʊ

put, book

ŋ

ŋ

sing, finger

u:

u:

blue, food

p

p

pet, map

ai

five, eye

r

r

red, try

au

now, out

s

s

sun, miss

ei

say, eight

š

ʃ

she, shop

ou

go, home

t

t

tea, getting

oi

ɔɪ

boy, join

č

Czech, church

where, air

θ

θ

think, both

ɪə

near, here

ð

ð

this, mother

ʊə

pure, tourist

v

v

voice, five

 

 

 

w

w

wet, window

 

 

 

z

z

zoo, lazy

 

 

 

ž

ʒ

pleasure, vision

 

 

 

just, large

www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities/phonemic-chart

www.antimoon.com/how/pronunc-soundsipa.htm

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