| IPA |
Examples
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| IPA: English Consonants
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| p(ʰ)
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pen, spin, tip
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| b
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but, web
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| t(ʰ)[3]
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two, sting, bet
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| d[4]
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do, odd
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| tʃʰ
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chair, nature, teach
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| dʒ
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gin, joy, edge
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| k(ʰ)
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cat, kill, skin, queen, unique, thick
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| ɡ
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go, get, beg
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| f
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fool, enough, leaf, off, photo
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| v
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voice, have, of
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| θ[5]
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thing, teeth
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| ð[6]
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this, breathe, father
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| s
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see, city, pass
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| z
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zoo, rose
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| ʃ
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she, sure, emotion, leash
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| ʒ
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pleasure, beige, seizure
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| x
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Scottish loch[7]
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| h
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ham
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| m
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man, ham
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| n
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no, tin
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| ŋ
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ringer, sing,[8] finger, drink
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| l, ɫ[9]
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left, bell
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| ɹ(ʷ)
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run, very[10]
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| w
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we, queen
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| j
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yes
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| ʍ
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what[11]
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| IPA: Marginal Sounds
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| ʔ
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uh-(ʔ)oh
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IPA pronunciation guide NZ English vowels
| IPA
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Examples
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NZ English
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compromise
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Lexical set
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| æ
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TRAP
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lad, bad, cat[12]
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| ɐː
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PALM
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father
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| ɒ
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LOT
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not, wasp
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| oː
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THOUGHT
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law, caught[13], all, halt, talk
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| ɘ
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COMMA
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about
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|
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English
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|
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KIT
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sit
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| i
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HAPPY
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city
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| iː
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FLEECE
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see
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|
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meat
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| æe
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FACE
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date
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|
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day, pain, whey, rein
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| e
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DRESS
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bed[14]
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| ɵː(ɹ)
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ɜr
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NURSE
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burn
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| herd, earth
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| bird
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| ɐː(ɹ)
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ɑr
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START
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arm, car
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| ɐ
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ʌ
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STRUT
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run, won, flood
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| ʊ
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ʊ
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FOOT
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put
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| hood
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| ʉː
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uː
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GOOSE
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soon, through
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| ɘ(ɹ)
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ər
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LETTER
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winner[15]
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| ɑe
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aɪ
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PRICE
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my, wise, high
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| oe
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ɔɪ
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CHOICE
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boy, hoist
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| ɐʉ
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oʊ
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GOAT
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no, toe, soap
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| tow, soul, roll, cold, folk
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| æo
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aʊ
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MOUTH
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now, trout
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| jʉː
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juː
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-
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cute, few, dew
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| iə(ɹ)
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ɪər
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NEAR
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deer, here
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| eə(ɹ)
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ɛər
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SQUARE
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mare, there, bear
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| oː(ɹ)
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ɔr
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NORTH
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sort, warm
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| ɔər
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FORCE
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tore, boar, port
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ʊɐ(ɹ), ʉːə(ɹ)
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ʊər
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CURE
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tour, lure
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jʊɐ(ɹ), jʉːə(ɹ)
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jʊər
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-
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pure, Europe
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NZ English
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compromise
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Lexical set
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Examples
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Other IPA symbols used for English
| IPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
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| IPA |
Explanation
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| ˈ
|
Primary stress indicator (placed before the stressed syllable); for example, rapping /ˈɹæpɪŋ/
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| ˌ
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Secondary stress/full vowel indicator (placed before the stressed syllable); for example, battleship /ˈbætl̩ˌʃɪp/
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| .
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Syllable separation indicator; for example, ice cream /ˈaɪs.krim/ vs. I scream /aɪ.ˈskrim/
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| ̩
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Syllabic consonant indicator (placed under the syllabic consonant); for example, ridden /ˈɹɪdn̩/
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IPA pronunciation guide for Japanese vowels
Japanese has 5 vowels:
| Hiragana |
IPA |
Notes
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| あ |
[a̠] |
This is a low central vowel, it is between the English a in "father" and the English a in "dad".
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| い |
[i] |
This sounds like the English ee in "feet."
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| う |
[ü͍] |
listenⓘ This is a somewhat centralized close back compressed vowel, pronounced with the lips compressed toward each other but neither rounded like [u] nor spread to the sides like [ɯ]. Note, however, that there is no IPA symbol for lip compression, and the combination of round vowel with spread diacritic "[u͍]" is an ad hoc transcription.
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| え |
[e̞] |
The e sounds to English speakers like a mix between short e in as in "bed," and long e as in "lay," though it is closer to the former than the latter.
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| お |
[o̞] |
listenⓘ This is a pure o, unlike the English one, which is a diphthong. The tongue is kept lowered while pronouncing the Japanese o, and the lips are mostly kept from moving.
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IPA pronunciation guide for Japanese consonants
Note that this table does not cover the consonants /g/, /d/, /z/, /b/, or /p/. Please see below for other details.
| Hiragana |
IPA |
Notes
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| か,き,く,け,こ
|
[ka], [ki], [ku͍], [ke̞], [ko̞]
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This is a voiceless stop. It is slightly aspirated: less aspirated than English stops, but more so than Spanish.
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| さ,す,せ,そ
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[sa], [su͍], [se], [so]
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This is a laminal alveolar sound.
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| し
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[ɕi]
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This is an alveolo-palatal sound.
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| た,て,と
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[ta], [te], [to]
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This is a voiceless stop, it is slightly aspirated: less aspirated than English stops, but more so than Spanish. This sound is laminal denti-alveolar (that is, the blade of the tongue contacts the back of the upper teeth and the front part of the alveolar ridge)
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| ち
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[t̠͡ɕi]
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| つ
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[t͡su͍]
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| な,ぬ,ね,の
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[na], [nu͍], [ne], [no]
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| に
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[ɲi]
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| は,へ,ほ
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[ha], [he], [ho]
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| ひ
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[çi]
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| ふ
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[ɸu͍]
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| ま,み,む,め,も
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[ma], [mi], [mu͍], [me], [mo]
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| や,ゆ,よ
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[ja], [ju͍], [jo]
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| る,ろ
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[ɺu͍], [ɺo]
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The flap tends to be lateral before back vowels, especially [o]
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| り,れ
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[ɾi], [ɾe]
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The flap tends to be central before front vowels, especially [i]
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| ら
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[ɺa] ~ [ɾa]
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The flap tends to be especially ambiguous as to centrality before [a]
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| わ
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[ɰ͡β̞a]
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Pronounced with compressed rather than rounded lips. The kana ゐゑを wi we wo are pronounced as vowels, [i], [e], [o]
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| ん
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[n]
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Before [d], [n], or [t]. This sound is laminal denti-alveolar (that is, the blade of the tongue contacts the back of the upper teeth and the front part of the alveolar ridge)
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| [m]
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before [b], [p] or [m].
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| [ŋ]
|
Before [k], [ɡ], or [ŋ].
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| [ũ͍]
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Between [a] and [o] or before [s].
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| [ĩ]
|
Between [i] and [o].
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| [ɴ]
|
At the end of an utterance.
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IPA pronunciation guide for Russian consonants
| IPA |
Examples |
IPA |
Examples
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| Consonants
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| b
|
бок; небо
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bʲ
|
белого; воробей
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| ɕɕ
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щегол; считать; мужчина; вращать [16]
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| d
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дом; деда
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dʲ
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делает; Владимир
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| f
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фата; выставка;[17] Чехов;[18] шурф
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fʲ
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фея; червь[18]
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| ɡ
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говорю; другой
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ɡʲ
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гербарий; ноги
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| j
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есть; юла; я; толстый [19]
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| k
|
кость; рука; бок
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kʲ
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кишки; короткий
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| l
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луна; стула ; ствол[20]
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lʲ
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лес; колено; мысль
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| m
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мыло; думать; там
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mʲ
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мясо; доме
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| n
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нос; женщина; он
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nʲ
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нёс; они; корень
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| p
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пыль; стопа; скрип; зуб[18]
|
pʲ
|
пепел
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| r
|
рыба; широкий; орла; жир
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rʲ
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река; четыре; три; зверь
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| s
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собака; писать; нос; глаз[18]
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sʲ
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синего; здесь; есть; грызть[17]
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| ʂ
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широкий; наш; хороший; муж;[18] что
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| tɕ
|
чей; печень; течь
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| ts
|
цель; птица; отец
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| t
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тот; читаю; водка;[17] лёд[18]
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tʲ
|
тереть; дитя; грудь[18]
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| v
|
ваш; давать; его[21]
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vʲ
|
вести; человек
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| x
|
ходить; ухо; бог[22]
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xʲ
|
хина; лёгких[17][22]
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| z
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заезжать; язык
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zʲ
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зелёный; озеро; просьба;[17] зверь
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| ʐ
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жест; тяжёлый
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| ʑʑ
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сжимать; заезжать
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