International Phonetic Alphabet

Vowels
IPA Examples British English (listen) American English  (listen)
ʌ cup, suck [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/U-Sound.m4a”] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/u-1.mp3″]
ɑ: arm, father [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ar-1.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ar-2.mp3″]
æ fat, smack [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20161225-115642.m4a”] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/a-1.mp3″]
e bet, led [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/e.m4a”] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/e-1.mp3″]
ə await, cinema [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Await-Uh-Sound.m4a”]
ɜ:ʳ burn, earn [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/er.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/er-2.mp3″]
ɪ ink, hitting [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/i.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/i-1.mp3″]
i: bee, seat [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Long-Ee.m4a”] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ee-1.mp3″]
ɒ not, sock [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/O-Sound.m4a”] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/o-2.mp3″]
ɔ: fork, four [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/or.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/or-1.mp3″]
ʊ put, could [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Put.m4a”]
u: blue, food [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Long-oo-Sound.m4a”] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/moon-1.mp3″]
aɪ dive, eye [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ie.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ie-1.mp3″]
aʊ cow, out [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ou-1.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ou.mp3″]
eɪ Pain day, gate [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ai.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ai-1.mp3″]
oʊ go, home [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/oa.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/oa-1.mp3″]
ɔɪ toy, join [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/oi.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/oi-1.mp3″]
eəʳ where, fair [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Where.m4a”]
ɪəʳ dear, here [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Ere-Sound.m4a”]

Consonants
IPA Examples  BrE listen AE listen
b bat, lab [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/b.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/b-1.mp3″]
d deed, lady [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/d.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/d-1.mp3″]
f fish, if [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/f.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/f-2.mp3″]
g gurgle, flag [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/g.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/g-1.mp3″]
h hop, hello [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/h.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/h-1.mp3″]
j yoghurt, yellow [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/y.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/y-1.mp3″]
k cat, back [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ck.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ck-1.mp3″]
l lollipop, little [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/l.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/l-1.mp3″]
m meal, lemon man [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/m-1.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/m-2.mp3″]
n net, ten [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/n.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/n-1.mp3″]
ŋ strong, finger [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ng.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ng-2.mp3″]
p puff, map [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p-1.mp3″]
r rag, try [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/r.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/r-1.mp3″]
s snake, miss [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/s.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/s-1.mp3″]
ʃ hush, crash she [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sh.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sh-1.mp3″]
t tea, getting [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/t.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/t-1.mp3″]
tʃ chicken, church [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ch.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ch-1.mp3″]
θ three, both [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/three.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/three-1.mp3″]
ð this, mother [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/this.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/this-1.mp3″]
v voice, five [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/v.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/v-1.mp3″]
w wind, window [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/w.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/w-1.mp3″]
z zoo, lazy [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Long-oo-Sound.m4a”] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/moon-1.mp3″]
ʒ pleasure, vision [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Vision.m4a”]
dʒ jam, large [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/j.mp3″] [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://eslbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/j-1.mp3″]