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Pronunciation symbols used
| Vowels |
Consonants |
| Symbol |
As in |
Symbol |
As in |
| a |
hat |
b |
buy |
| ah |
calm |
ch |
chop |
| aw |
saw |
d |
day |
| ay |
say |
f |
fee |
| ee |
see |
g |
go |
| er |
sir |
h |
hay |
| i |
hit |
j |
joy |
| iy |
mine |
k |
key |
| oo |
do |
l |
lay |
| oy |
boy |
m |
me |
| u |
put |
n |
no |
| uh |
hut |
p |
pay |
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r |
ray |
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s |
so |
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sh |
shoe |
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t |
too |
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th (voiceless) |
thin |
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th (voiced) |
this |
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v |
vow |
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w |
we |
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y |
you |
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z |
zoo |
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zh |
illusion |
‘ indicates a following stressed syllable
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