Symbols

Symbol Keyword Symbol Keyword
p  pay iː fleece
t too  ɪ kit
k cow  e dress
b bee  æ trap
d day  ʌ strut
ɡ go  ɑː bath
f fee  ɒ lot
v vow  ɔː thought
θ think  ʊ foot
ð there  uː goose
s see  ɜː nurse
z zoo  ə comma
ʃ sheep  eɪ face
ʒ measure  aɪ price
tʃ chew  ɔɪ choice
dʒ jaw  aʊ mouth
m moo  əʊ goat
n no  ɪə near
ŋ song  eə square
w wet  ʊə cure
r red i happy
l let u to
j yet

Stress: ˌɪndɪˈvɪzəbl  – the mark before the first syllable shows secondary stress and that before the third syllable shows primary stress.

Intonation: Pitch level is indicated by superscript letters H = high, M = mid and L = low. The occurrence of one of these, except at the end of an utterance, also indicates that the following syllable is stressed. Underlining indicates the tonic syllable.