|
A concise version of SAMPA for English sounds
See a more complete SAMPA chart of sounds found in most of European languages.
| SAMPA: English Consonants
|
| SAMPA | Examples
|
| p
| English pen
|
| b
| English but
|
| t
| English two
|
| d
| English do
|
| tS
| English chair, nature
|
| dZ
| English gin, joy
|
| k
| English cat, kill, queen
|
| g
| English go, get
|
| f
| English fool, enough
|
| v
| English voice
|
| T
| English thing
|
| D
| English this
|
| s
| English see, pass , city
|
| z
| English zoo, roses
|
| S
| English she, sure, emotion
|
| Z
| English pleasure
|
| h
| English ham
|
| m
| English man
|
| n
| English no
|
| J
| English canyon
|
| N
| English singer, ring
|
| l
| English left
|
| 5
| English milk (dark l)
|
| r
| English run, very
|
| 4
| US English better
|
| w
| English we
|
| j
| English yes
|
| ?
| Cockney bottle
|
|
| SAMPA: English Vowels
|
| SAMPA | Examples
|
| RP | US | AU |
|
| A: | A | a
| father
|
| i: | i | i
| see
|
| I | I | I
| city
|
| E | E | E
| bed
|
| 3: | 3` | 3
| bird
|
| { | { | {
| bad, cat
|
| A: | Ar | a:
| arm
|
| V | V2 | V
| run, enough
|
| Q | A | Q
| not, cough
|
| O: | O | O
| law , caught
|
| U | U | U
| put
|
| u: | u | u
| soon, through
|
| @ | @1 | @
| about
|
| SAMPA: English Diphthongs
|
| SAMPA | Examples
|
| RP | US | AU |
|
| eI | e(I) | eI
| day
|
| aI | aI | aI
| my
|
| OI | oI | OI
| boy
|
| @U | o(U) | oU
| no
|
| aU | aU | aU
| now
|
| I@ | ir | I@
| near , here
|
| e@ | er | E@
| hair, there
|
| U@ | ur | U@
| tour
|
| ju: | ju | ju
| pupil
|
Note that the parentheses indicate optionality; the SAMPA code does not actually contain parentheses.
- US winner might be pronounced /wIn@r/ (Gen.Am.), /wIn@/ (non-rhotic Southern US), or /wIn6/ (New England, US region).
- Realization may occasionally be /@/.
|
| SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
|
| SAMPA | Explanation
|
| "
| Primary stress
|
| %
| Secondary stress
|
| .
| Syllable separator
|
| =
| Syllabic consonant, e.g., /"kI(t)n=/ for kitten
|
|
