SAMPA chart for English

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This is 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 pen, spin, tip b but, web t two, sting, bet d do, odd tS chair, nature, teach dZ gin, joy, edge k cat, kill, skin, queen, thick g go, get, beg f fool, enough, leaf v voice, have, of T thing, breath D this, breathe s see, city, pass z zoo, rose S she, sure, emotion, leash Z pleasure, beige h ham m man, ham n no, tin N singer, ring l left, bell r run, very w we j yes W what (some accents, such as Scottish) x loch (Scottish)

SAMPA: English Vowels SAMPA Examples RP GenAm AuE   A: A a: father i: i i: see I I I city E E e bed 3: 3` 3: bird { { {[1] lad, cat, ran A: Ar a: arm V V a run, enough Q A O not, wasp O: O or A[2] o: law, caught U U U put u: u }: soon, through @ @ @ about @ @` @ winner SAMPA: English Diphthongs SAMPA Examples RP GenAm AuE   eI eI or e {I day aI aI Ae my OI OI oI boy @U oU or o @} no aU aU {O now I@ ir I@ near, here E@ Er e: hair, there U@ Ur U@ tour ju: ju j}: pupil

SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
SAMPA	Explanation
"	Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example "happy" /"h{pi/
%	Secondary stress, for example "battleship" /"b{tl=%SIp/
.	Syllable separator
=	Syllabic consonant, for example /"rIdn=/ for ridden

1. ^ See bad-lad split for more discussion of this vowel in Australian and English English.
2. ^ See low back merger for more discussion of this vowel in North American English.

[edit] See also

• International Phonetic Alphabet for English
• IPA chart for English
• X-SAMPA
• Received Pronunciation