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Symbols for the phonemic transcription of English

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Consonants

1.	/p/	as in PEA	/piː/
2.	/b/	as in BEE	/biː/
3.	/t/	as in TEA	/tiː/
4.	/d/	as in DO	/duː/
5.	/k/	as in CAT	/kæt/
6.	/g/	as in GET	/get/
7.	/f/	as in FAT	/fæt/
8.	/v/	as in VET	/vet/
9.	/θ/	as in THIN	/θɪn/
10.	/ð/	as in THEN	/ðen/
11.	/s/	as in SO	/səʊ/
12.	/z/	as in ZOO	/zuː/
13.	/ʃ/	as in SHOE	/ʃuː/
14.	/ʒ/	as in LEISURE	/leʒə/
15.	/h/	as in HAT	/hæt/
16.	/ʧ/	as in CHIN	/ʧɪn/
17.	/ʤ/	as in JOKE	/ʤəʊk/
18.	/m/	as in ME	/miː/
19.	/n/	as in NO	/nəʊ/
20.	/ŋ/	as in SING	/sɪŋ/
21.	/w/	as in WET	/wet/
22.	/r/	as in RED	/red/
23.	/l/	as in LIP	/lɪp/
24.	/j/	as in YET	/jet/

Vowels

1.	/ɪ/	as in PIT	/pɪt/
2.	/e/	as in PET	/pet/
3.	/æ/	as in PAT	/pæt/
4.	/ɒ/	as in POT	/pɒt/
5.	/ʊ/	as in PUT	/pʊt/
6.	/ʌ/	as in CUP	/kʌp/
7.	/iː/	as in PEEP	/piːp/
8.	/ɑː/	as in PART	/pɑːt/
9.	/ɔː/	as in PORT	/pɔːt/
10.	/uː/	as in FOOD	/fuːd/
11.	/ɜː/	as in BIRD	/bɜːd/
12.	/eɪ/	as in BAY	/beɪ/
13.	/aɪ/	as in BUY	/baɪ/
14.	/ɔɪ/	as in BOY	/bɔɪ/
15.	/əʊ/	as in SO	/səʊ/
16.	/aʊ/	as in COW	/kaʊ/
17.	/ɪə/	as in HEAR	/hɪə/
18.	/eə/	as in HAIR	/heə/
19.	/ʊə/	as in PURE	/pjʊə/
20.	/ə/	as in ABOUT	/əbaʊt/
21.	/i/	as in HAPPY	/hæpi/
22.	/u/	as in LOUISE	/luiːz/