*International Phonetic Alphabet Symbol Chart
with Close English Equivalent Keywords
Single Vowels
Diphthongs
IPA
English Equivalent Keyword
IPA
English Equivalent Keyword

father

night

pasta

day

cat

boy

haunt nasalized / Gardside suggests 

now

wed (open e)

no

ant nasalized / Gardside suggests []

air

day (closed e)

ear

learn

ore

it (open i)

sure

see (closed i)

obey (closed o)
Triphthongs

like the French word fleur



Form [e] in the mouth with rounded lips



awful (open o)


you (closed u)


look (open u)

up


sofa (unstressed, neutral)


form [I] in the mouth and [u] with the lips


form [i] in the mouth and [u] with the lips


Consonants
These consonants have symbols that are identical with their letters used in spelling:
b, d, f, g, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, z
IPA
English Equivalent Keyword
IPA
English Equivalent Keyword

sing

she

thin

choose

thine

vision

when

George

you

glottal touch

as in Bach (back)

as in ich (forward)