THE CONSONANTS
Teacher Randy
What is the International Phonetic Alphabet?
It's a system of phonetic notation. The IPA is especially handy when studying English
because English is not a phonetic language. This means when you see a letter or a
group of letters, it will not necessarily be pronounced the same in each word in which
it occurs, just as in the example at the beginning of this video.
The IPA has a written symbol for each phonetic sound. So, this makes it easier to
read about and write about pronunciation. As a student of pronunciation, it's important
that you become familiar with the symbols that represent the sounds of American
English.
Examples:
Dd, say that with me, dd. This sound is in dime, redo, smiled.
Tt, say that with me, tt. This sound is in washed, untie, tip.
Vv. This sound is in value, of, love.
Ff. This sound is in staff, enough, phone.
Bb, bb. This sound is in big, sob, abandon.
Pp, pp. This sound is in pan, ship, reapply.
Gg, gg. This sound is gap, exhibit, fog.
Kk, kk. This sound is in choir, quiet, back.
Th, th. This sound is in thanks, filthy, with.
Th, th. This sound is in bother, this, bathe.
Ss, ss. This sound is in ice, some, ax.
Zz, zz. This sound is in lazy, flowers, possess.
Sh, sh. This sound is in polish, ocean, issue.
Zh, zh. This sound is in beige, vision, azure.
Ch, ch. This sound is in chase, march, chapter.
Jj, jj. This sound is in joy, grudge, change.
Hh, hh. This sound is in happy, rehash, hi.
Rr, rr. This sound is in wrong, operate, ear.
Yy, yy. This sound is in yummy, yes. And it often occurs in the EW as in FEW
diphthong
in words like music.
Mm, mm. This sound occurs in words like my, mumble, some.
Nn, nn. This sound occurs in the words nine, no, undo.
Ng, ng. This sound occurs in the words ring, thanks, anger.
Ll, ll. This sound occurs in the words follow, lie, feel.
Ww, ww. This sound occurs in the word quiet, will, one.
Great. Familiarizing yourself with these symbols should make it easier to study
pronunciation.
That's it, and thanks so much for watching.
CONTENTS
d dime, redo, smiled
t washed, untie, tip
v value, of, love
f staff, enough, phone
b big, sob, abandon
p pan, shipm reapply
g gan, exhibit, fog
k choir, quiet, back
θ thanks, filthy, with
ð bother, this, bathe
s ice, some, ax
z lazy, flowers, possess
ʃ polish, ocean, issue
ʒ beige, vision, azure
tʃ chase, March, chapter
dʒ joy, grudge, change
h happy, rehash, hi
ɹ wrong, operate, ear
j yummy, yes, music
m my, mumble, some
n nine, no, undo
ŋ ring, thanks, anger
l follow, lie, feel
w quiet, will, one
Thank you!
Reference:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/International-Phonetic-Alphabet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cU9fqpCqBA