XS |
IPA |
IPA's image |
Description |
Examples |
a |
a |
|
open front unrounded vowel |
French dame [dam], Spanish padre ["paD4e] |
b |
b |
|
voiced bilabial plosive |
English bed [bEd], French bon [bO~] |
b_< |
ɓ |
|
voiced bilabial implosive |
Sindhi ɓarʊ [b_<arU] |
c |
c |
|
voiceless palatal plosive |
Hungarian latyak ["lAcAk] |
d |
d |
|
voiced alveolar plosive |
English dig [dIg], French doigt [dwa] |
d` |
ɖ |
|
voiced retroflex plosive |
Swedish hord [hu:d`] |
d_< |
ɗ |
|
voiced alveolar implosive |
Sindhi ɗarʊ [d_<arU] |
e |
e |
|
close-mid front unrounded vowel |
French ses [se] |
f |
f |
|
voiceless labiodental fricative |
English five [faIv], French femme [fam] |
g |
ɡ |
|
voiced velar plosive |
English game [geIm], French longue [lO~g] |
g_< |
ɠ |
|
voiced velar implosive |
Sindhi ɠəro [g_<@ro] |
h |
h |
|
voiceless glottal fricative |
English house [haUs] |
h\ |
ɦ |
|
voiced glottal fricative |
Czech hrad [h\rat] |
i |
i |
|
close front unrounded vowel |
English be [bi:], French oui [wi], Spanish si [si] |
j |
j |
|
palatal approximant |
English yes [jEs], French yeux [j2] |
j\ |
ʝ |
|
voiced palatal fricative |
Greek γειά [j\a] |
k |
k |
|
voiceless velar plosive |
English scat [sk{t], Spanish carro ["kar:o] |
l |
l |
|
alveolar lateral approximant |
English lay [leI], French mal [mal] |
l` |
ɭ |
|
retroflex lateral approximant |
Svealand Swedish sorl [so:l`] |
l\ |
ɺ |
|
alveolar lateral flap |
Japanese phoneme /r/ |
m |
m |
|
bilabial nasal |
English mouse [maUs], French homme [Om] |
n |
n |
|
alveolar nasal |
English nap [n{p], French non [nO~] |
n` |
ɳ |
|
retroflex nasal |
Swedish hörn [h2:n`] |
o |
o |
|
close-mid back rounded vowel |
French gros [gRo] |
p |
p |
|
voiceless bilabial plosive |
English speak [spik], French pose [poz], Spanish perro ["per:o] |
p\ |
ɸ |
|
voiceless bilabial fricative |
Japanese fuku [p\M_0kM] |
q |
q |
|
voiceless uvular plosive |
Arabic qasbah ["qQs_Gba] |
r |
r |
|
alveolar trill |
Spanish perro ["per:o] |
r` |
ɽ |
|
retroflex flap |
|
r\ |
ɹ |
|
alveolar approximant |
English red [r\Ed] |
r\` |
ɻ |
|
retroflex approximant |
Malayalam വഴി ["v6r\`i] |
s |
s |
|
voiceless alveolar fricative |
English seem [si:m], French session [se"sjO~] |
s` |
ʂ |
|
voiceless retroflex fricative |
Swedish mars [mas`] |
s\ |
ɕ |
|
voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative |
Polish świerszcz [s\v'erStS] |
t |
t |
|
voiceless alveolar plosive |
English stew [stju:], French raté [Ra"te], Spanish tuyo ["tujo] |
t` |
ʈ |
|
voiceless retroflex plosive |
Swedish mört [m2t`] |
u |
u |
|
close back rounded vowel |
English boom [bu:m], Spanish su [su] |
v |
v |
|
voiced labiodental fricative |
English vest [vEst], French voix [vwa] |
v\ (or P) |
ʋ |
|
labiodental approximant |
Dutch west [v\Est]/[PEst] |
w |
w |
|
labial-velar approximant |
English west [wEst], French oui [wi] |
x |
x |
|
voiceless velar fricative |
Scots loch [lQx] |
x\ |
ɧ |
|
voiceless palatal-velar fricative |
Swedish sjal [x\A:l] |
y |
y |
|
close front rounded vowel |
French tu [ty] German über ["y:b6] |
z |
z |
|
voiced alveolar fricative |
English zoo [zu:], French azote [a"zOt] |
z` |
ʐ |
|
voiced retroflex fricative |
Mandarin Chinese rang [z`aN] |
z\ |
ʑ |
|
voiced alveolo-palatal fricative |
Polish źrebak ["z\rEbak] |
XS |
IPA |
IPA |
Description |
Example |
A |
ɑ |
|
open back unrounded vowel |
English father ["fA:D@(r\)] (RP and Gen.Am.) |
B |
β |
|
voiced bilabial fricative |
Spanish lavar [la"Ba4] |
B\ |
ʙ |
|
bilabial trill |
Reminiscent of shivering ("brrr") |
C |
ç |
|
voiceless palatal fricative |
German ich [IC], English human ["Cjum@n] (broad transcription uses [hj-]) |
D |
ð |
|
voiced dental fricative |
English then [DEn] |
E |
ɛ |
|
open-mid front unrounded vowel |
French même [mEm], English met [mEt] |
F |
ɱ |
|
labiodental nasal |
English emphasis ["EFf@sIs] (spoken quickly, otherwise uses [Emf-]) |
G |
ɣ |
|
voiced velar fricative |
Greek γωνία [Go"nia], Danish vælge ["vElG@] |
G\ |
ɢ |
|
voiced uvular plosive |
Inuktitut nirivvik [niG\ivvik] |
G\_< |
ʛ |
|
voiced uvular implosive |
Mam ʛa [G\_<a] |
H |
ɥ |
|
labial-palatal approximant |
French huit [Hi] |
H\ |
ʜ |
|
voiceless epiglottal fricative |
|
I |
ɪ |
|
near-close near-front unrounded vowel |
English kit [kIt] |
I\ |
Ɨ |
|
central lax close unrounded vowel, not in IPA |
Polish ryba [rI\bA] |
J |
ɲ |
|
palatal nasal |
Spanish año ["aJo], English canyon ["k{J@n] (broad transcription uses [-nj-]) |
J\ |
ɟ |
|
voiced palatal plosive |
Hungarian egy [EJ\] |
J\_< |
ʄ |
|
voiced palatal implosive |
Sindhi ʄaro [J\_<aro] |
K |
ɬ |
|
voiceless alveolar lateral fricative |
Welsh llaw [KaU] |
K\ |
ɮ |
|
voiced alveolar lateral fricative |
|
L |
ʎ |
|
palatal lateral approximant |
Italian famiglia [fa"miLa], Castilian llamar [La"mar], English million ["mIL@n] (broad transcription uses [-lj-]) |
L\ |
ʟ |
|
velar lateral approximant |
|
M |
ɯ |
|
close back unrounded vowel |
Korean 으 (eu) |
M\ |
ɰ |
|
velar approximant |
Spanish fuego ["fweM\o] |
N |
ŋ |
|
velar nasal |
English thing [TIN] |
N\ |
ɴ |
|
uvular nasal |
Japanese san [saN\] |
O |
ɔ |
|
open-mid back rounded vowel |
British English thought [TO:t], American English off [O:f] |
O\ |
ʘ |
|
bilabial click |
|
P (or v\) |
ʋ |
|
labiodental approximant |
Dutch west [PEst]/[v\Est], allophone of English phoneme /r\/ |
Q |
ɒ |
|
open back rounded vowel |
British English lot [lQt] |
R |
ʁ |
|
voiced uvular fricative |
French roi [Rwa] |
R\ |
ʀ |
|
uvular trill |
German phoneme /r/ |
S |
ʃ |
|
voiceless postalveolar fricative |
English ship [SIp] |
T |
θ |
|
voiceless dental fricative |
English thin [TIn] |
U |
ʊ |
|
near-close near-back rounded vowel |
English foot [fUt] |
U\ |
ʊ̵ |
|
central lax close rounded vowel, not in IPA |
|
V |
ʌ |
|
open-mid back unrounded vowel |
RP English strut [str\Vt] |
W |
ʍ |
|
voiceless labial-velar fricative |
Scots when [WEn] |
X |
χ |
|
voiceless uvular fricative |
Klallam sχaʔqʷaʔ [sXa?q_wa?] |
X\ |
ħ |
|
voiceless pharyngeal fricative |
Arabic <ح>ha’ [X\A:] |
Y |
ʏ |
|
near-close near-front rounded vowel |
German hübsch [hYpS] |
Z |
ʒ |
|
voiced postalveolar fricative |
English vision ["vIZ@n] |