IPA For Dummies

So you're in a Linguistics class and you can't remember any of the IPA symbols on your own (or your screen reader doesn't read them out right?) Well, here is your resource for (mostly English) IPA symbols to get started with. Let's start with the easiest symbols: vowels! But, before we do, just letting you know that I will also be providing two methods of computer input called X-SAMPA and SIL notation for those who want to be able to type these characters without changing their keyboard layouts. Parentheses are used to indicate the specific letters used to make the sound in the word. The recordings are taken from Wikipedia under the CC-BY-SA licence; it's important to use the recording and not rely on a machine voice, since various accents and dialects have slight different pronunciation.

Vowels

A

a

i

i

I

i=

E

e<

u

u

U

u<

e

e

o

o

@

e=

V

u>

{

a<

@

e=