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SymbolPhonetic value & Example
a
low central (or front) unrounded vowel
French la
ä
central vowel ranging between [ɛ] and [ə]
Ethiopic
ɑ
low back unrounded vowel; often written [a]
spa
ɒ
low back rounded vowel
British hot
æ
low front unrounded vowel
cat, laugh, plaid
b
voiced bilabial stop
bib
ḇ
spirantized [b]; historically [β], modern [v]
Hebrew
β
voiced bilabial fricative
Spanish haber
c
voiceless alveolar affricate; IPA [ʦ] or [ts]
Italian zucchero, German zu, Yiddish tsimmes
č
voiceless palatoalveolar affricate; IPA [ʧ] or [tʃ]
church, watch
ɔ
lax mid back rounded vowel
dog (for many speakers)
ɕ
voiceless alveolopalatal fricative
Mandarin xi
ç
voiceless palatal fricative
German ich
d
voiced alveolar stop
dad
ḏ
palatalized [dʸ]; can be pronounced [ǰ]
Egyptian
or spirantized [d], same as [ð]
Ancient Hebrew
ḍ
voiced retroflex stop; IPA [ɖ]
Indic
or emphatic, i.e. pharyngealized [dˁ]
Semitic
ð
voiced dental fricative
this, either
e
tense mid front unrounded vowel
bait, made
ə
lax mid central vowel (unstressed in English); "schwa"
about, sofa
ɚ
rhotacized schwa, essentially [ər]
butter, actor
ɛ
lax mid front unrounded vowel
bet, head
ɝ
stressed [ɚ] in English; often transcribed the same way
bird, learn
f
voiceless labiodental fricative
fife, laugh
g
voiced velar stop
gag
ḡ
spirantized [g]; same as [ɣ]
Ancient Hebrew
h
voiceless glottal fricative
hit
ʰ
aspiration of preceding sound
top vs. stop
ḥ
voiceless pharyngeal fricative; IPA [ħ]
Arabic hummus
ḫ
voiceless uvular fricative; same as [χ]
Egyptian, Semitic
ẖ
voiceless fricative; probably palatal [ç]
Egyptian
i
tense high front unrounded vowel
see, diva
ɪ
lax high front unrounded vowel
hit
ỉ
special transcriptional symbol; also [j]
Egyptian
ɨ
high central unrounded vowel
roses
j
voiced palatal glide; same as [y] in other systems
standard IPA; Mycenaean Greek
or alternate transliteration for [ỉ]
Egyptian
ʲ
palatalization of preceding sound; also [ʸ]
roughly canyon vs. cannon
ǰ
voiced palatoalveolar affricate; IPA [ʤ] or [dʒ]
judge
k
voiceless velar stop
kick, cake
ḳ
voiceless uvular stop; same as [q]
Egyptian
ḵ
spirantized [k]; same as [x]
Ancient Hebrew
l
voiced alveolar lateral liquid
lip
ḷ
voiced retroflex lateral liquid; IPA [ɭ]
Indic
ɬ
voiceless alveolar lateral fricative
Semitic; Welsh "ll"
ɫ
velarized voiced alveolar lateral liquid
hull
m
voiced bilabial nasal
mom
n
voiced alveolar nasal
none
ŋ
voiced velar nasal; don't confuse with sequence [ŋg]
singer
ṇ
voiced retroflex nasal; IPA [ɳ]
Indic
ɲ
voiced palatal nasal
Spanish ñ, Italian gn
ɴ
voiced uvular nasal
Japanese word-final "n"
o
tense mid back rounded vowel
go, hope, boat
ŏ
mid central unrounded vowel, similar to [ə]
Korean "eo"
ɸ
voiceless bilabial fricative
(like blowing out a match)
θ
voiceless dental fricative
thing, myth
p
voiceless bilabial stop
pep
p̅
spirantized [p]; historically [ɸ], modern [f]
Hebrew
þ
runic letter equivalent to [θ]
Icelandic
or runic letter that can be read as either [θ] or [ð]
Old English, some Scandinavian
q
voiceless uvular stop
Arabic Qatar
r
voiced alveolar trill (often used for other types of "r")
Spanish perro
ɹ
voiced (post)alveolar liquid, the English "r"; often just written [r]
run, sorry
ɾ
voiced alveolar tap; sometimes written [ᴅ]
Am Engl city; Spanish pero
ʀ
voiced uvular trill
some French dialects, etc.
ʁ
voiced uvular fricative
French, German, Modern Hebrew "r"
ṛ
voiced retroflex flap; IPA [ɽ]
Indic
s
voiceless alveolar fricative
sit, hiss, rice, cent
š
voiceless postalveolar fricative; IPA [ʃ]
ship, push, delicious
ś
voiceless alveolopalatal fricative; IPA [ɕ]
Indic
or voiceless alveolar fricative; historically distinct from [z]
Egyptian (often just "s")
or voiceless fricative; historically distinct from [s]
Hebrew, other Semitic
ṣ
voiceless retroflex fricative; IPA [ʂ]
Indic, Mandarin ("sh")
or emphatic, i.e. pharyngealized [sˁ]
Semitic
ʃ
voiceless postalveolar fricative; same as [š]
ship, push, delicious
t
voiceless alveolar stop
stop
ṭ
voiceless retroflex stop; IPA [ʈ]
Indic
or emphatic, i.e. pharyngealized [tˁ]
Semitic
ṯ
palatalized [tʸ]; can be pronounced [č]
Egyptian
or spirantized [t], same as [θ]
Ancient Hebrew
ʨ
voiceless alveolopalatal affricate
Mandarin ji (cf. aspirated qi)
tʂ
voiceless retroflex affricate
Mandarin zhi (cf. aspirated chi)
u
tense high back rounded vowel
ooze, prune
ʊ
lax high back rounded vowel
put, book
ŭ
high central unrounded vowel, similar to [ɨ]
Korean "eu"
ü
tense high front rounded vowel
French, German, Mandarin
v
voiced labiodental fricative
verve
ʌ
mid central unrounded vowel; stressed in English
cut, love
ɣ
voiced velar fricative
Spanish haga
w
voiced labial-velar glide
witch
ʍ
voiceless labial-velar fricative
which for some speakers
x
voiceless velar fricative
chutzpah, German ach
χ
voiceless uvular fricative
Semitic, Egyptian
y
voiced palatal glide (in many transcription systems); IPA [j]
yes
high front rounded vowel (in IPA)
French u, German ü
ʸ
palatalization of preceding sound; IPA [ʲ]
roughly canyon vs. cannon
ʎ
voiced palatal lateral
Italian gli, Castilian ll
z
voiced alveolar fricative
fizz, his, rose
ẓ
voiced retroflex fricative; IPA [ʐ]
Indic, Mandarin ("r")
or emphatic, i.e. pharyngealized [zˁ] or [ðˁ]
Semitic
ž
voiced palatoalveolar fricative; IPA [ʒ]
rouge, vision
ʒ
voiced palatoalveolar fricative; same as [ž]
rouge, vision
’
glottalization of preceding sound (ejective)
Mayan, Ethiopic
‘
aspiration of preceding sound; same as [ʰ]
Chinese (not Pinyin)
ʔ
glottal stop; also written ’ or ʾ
medial sound in uh-oh
ʕ
voiced pharyngeal fricative; also written ‘ or ʿ
Arabic ‘ayn