English Consonants
| labial | labio-dental | dental | alveolar | palatal | velar | glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| glide | w | y | w | ||||
| liquid |
r l |
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| nasal | m | n | {ñ} | ng (as in "sing") | |||
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stop -voice |
b p |
d t |
g k |
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affricate -voice |
j ch |
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fricative -voice |
v f |
th (think) th (this) |
z s |
zh (leisure) sh |
h |
English Vowels
| front, unrounded | mid-back, unrounded | back, rounded | |
|---|---|---|---|
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high
+lax |
i (seat)
I (sit) |
u (you, boot)
oo (cook) U (cup) |
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mid
+lax |
e (rain)
E (bet) |
o (oh)
O (on) |
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low
+lax |
ae (sat) |
a (saw) |