THE INTERNATIONAL

PHONETIC ALPHABET
A.K.A (IPA)
By. Ms. Rivera

IPA
The International Phonetic Alphabet
A series of symbols that make up different
sounds.
Phoneme:
The smallest unit in a language capable of
convexing distinction in meaning.

IPA - PHONEME
Vowels
They are Open (no obstruction to
breath stream)
All Vowels are voiced

Consonants
Obstruction in breath stream
Total Obstruction ex: M, B, & P
Partial Obstruction ex: S & Z

All Voiced sound is produced in the

Larynx (Voice Box)

Can be voiced or voiceless

Monophthongs

Affricate Sounds

Single individual symbols

Ex: //

Diphthongs
Two symbols come together to make
one new sound.
Ex: //

Has individual symbols

When you take 2 consonant sounds and
make it into one sound.
Only 2 of these exist in the English
language.
Ex: /tt/ = chh

IPA RULES
1.Symbols: Represent Pronunciation. (THEY ARE NOT
LETTERS!)
2.Each symbol represents a sound.
The symbol ALWAYS makes the same sound. (ONE
SYMBOL ONE SOUND).
3.When ever you write in IPA you always put the symbols in
slashes / /.
4.When writing in IPA there are NO UPPERCASE symbols.
All writing is done in lowercase.

IPA- MONOPHTHONG VOWELS

/i/ = ee
/mit/ = meat
/sit/ = seat
/dip/ = deep

// = ih
/pn/ = pin
/mnt/ = mint
/ft/ = fit

// = eh
/pt/ = pet
/bd/ = bed
/dd/ = dead

// = aah
/ht/ = hat
/md/ = mad
/bt/ = bat

IPA- MONOPHTHONG VOWELS

// = ahh
/ht/ = hot
/ht/= shot
/pt/ = pot

// = aww
/p/ = paw
/kt/ = caught
/wl/ = wall

/ / = ouh
/pt/ = put
/k/= shook
/snki/ = Snooki

/u/ = oo
/bu/ = boo
/pup/ = poop
/kul/ = cool

IPA- MONOPHTHONG VOWELS

// = uhh (stressed)
/p/ = up
/sn/ = sun
/kndkt/ = conduct

// = uhh (un-stressed)
/vatmn/ = vitamin
/spt/ = support
/kndkt/ = conduct

// = err (stressed)
/hd/ = herd
/psn/ = person
/wd/ = word

// = err (un-stressed)
/pep/ = paper
/nd/ = under
/sst/ = sister

IPA- DIPHTHONG VOWELS

/e/ = A
/pe/ = pay
/ste/ = stay
/me/ = may

/a/ = I
/pa/ = pie
/ba/ bye
/a/ = guy

/a / = OW
/pa/ = pow
/mia/ = meow
/tta/ = chao / chow

/o / = O
/po/ = Poe
/fo/ = foe / faux
/to/ = toe

IPA- DIPHTHONG VOWELS

// = oui
/b/ = boy
/dt/ = joy
/mst/ = moist

// = ear
/h/ = hear
/f/ = fear
/i/ = eerie

// = are
/ta/ = guitar
/ju/ = argue
/ba/ = bar

// = or
/bd/ = bored
/f/ = four
/m/ = more

o / / = oor

/t/ = tour
/s/ = sure
/dti/ =
jury

IPA- CONSONANTS
/b/ = buh
/bd/ = bread
/bt/ = butter
/be/ = bae

/p/ = puh
/p/ = push
/pfkt/ = perfect
/ppiz/ = puppies

/t/ = tuh
/tlk/ = talk
/tm/ = time
/tet tts/ = tater tots

/d/ = duh
/d/ = dog
/dip/ = deep
/dns/ = dance

IPA- CONSONANTS
/h/ = huh
/ha s/= house
/hp/ = hop
/hlo / = hello

/k/ = kuh
/kk/ = kick
/kul/ = cool
/kti/ = karate

// = guh
/ d/ = good
/em/ = game
/i/ = Gary

/w/ = wuh
/wa / = wow
/wndo / = window
/wt/ = water

IPA- CONSONANTS
/j/ = yuh
/jlo / = yellow
/jk/ = yuck
/jn/ = young

/f/ = fff
/fnds/ = friends
/ft/ = forget
/f/ = fear

/v/ = vvv
/vi/ = very
/vo nbl/ = vulnerable
/veket/ = vacate

// = th (soft)
/t/ = thought
/n/ = thin
/k= think

IPA- CONSONANTS
// = th (hard)
/s/ = this
// = the
/t/ = that

/s/ = sss
/sti/ = city
/si/ = siri
/si/ = sorry

/z/ = zzz
/bz/ = buzz
/zib/ = zebra
/zp/ = zipper

// = shh
/l/ = shell
/h/ = hush
/p/ = shopping

IPA- CONSONANTS
/m/ = mmm
/mnki/ = monkey
/dm/ = Drama
/mn/ = man

/n/ = nnn
/nst/ = nest
/nem/ = name
/nd/ = nerd

// = ing
/ks/ = kissing
/bi/ = being
/st/ = strength

/l/ = lll
/lt/ = lit
/lvli/ = lovely
/dtulit/ = Juliet

IPA- CONSONANTS
// = jzuh
/m/ = measure
/t/ = treasure
/m/ = mirage

// = rrr
/bt/ = rabbit
/o z/ = rose
/sttdtaz/ = strategize

Affricate Sounds

/tt/ = chh (voiceless)

/ttu ttu/ = choo choo
/ttp/ = chop
/ttendt/ = change

/dt/ = juh (voiced)

/ttendt/ = change
/dtmp/ = jump
/dtu/ = Jewish