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Text - British Pronunciation Symbols

Consonants

Symbol As in…
b __b__ig /bɪɡ/
d __d__ig /dɪɡ/
__j__et /dʒɛt/
ð __th__en /ðɛn/
f __f__ig /fɪɡ/
ɡ __g__et /ɡɛt/
h __h__ow /haʊ/
j __y__es /jɛs/
k __k__it /kɪt/
l __l__eg /lɛɡ/
m __m__ain /meɪn/
n __n__et /nɛt/
ŋ th__ing__/θɪŋ/
p __p__it /pɪt/
r __r__ain /reɪn/
s __s__it /sɪt/
ʃ __sh__ip /ʃɪp/
t __t__ame /teɪm/
__ch__ip /tʃɪp/
θ __th__in /θɪn/
v __v__et /vɛt/
w __w__in /wɪn/
z __z__ip /zɪp/
ʒ vi__s__ion /ˈvɪʒ(ə)n/
x lo__ch__/lɒx/ Scottish
ɬ peni__ll__ion /pɛˈnɪɬɪən/ Welsh

Vowels

Symbol As in…
fl__ee__ce
i happ__y__
ɪ k__i__t
ɛ dr__e__ss
a c__a__rry
a tr__a__p
ɑː f__a__ther
ɒ l__o__t
ɔː h__aw__k
ʌ c__u__p
ʊ f__oo__t
g__oo__se
ə alph__a__
ɔː f__or__ce
əː n__ur__se
ɪə h__ere__
ɛː squ__are__
ʊə c__ure__
f__a__ce
ʌɪ pr__i__ce
m__ou__th
əʊ g__oa__t
ɔɪ ch__oi__ce
ã f__in__ de siècle
ɔ̃ b__on__ mot
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