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This is a '''concise''' version of [[SAMPA]] for [[English language|English]] sounds'''.
See a more complete [[SAMPA Chart|SAMPA chart]] of sounds found in most of European languages. Note that the parentheses indicate optionality; the SAMPA code does not actually contain parentheses.
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!colspan=2| SAMPA: English [[Consonant]]s
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!width="20%"| SAMPA !! Examples
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! <tt>p</tt>
| '''p'''en, ti'''p'''
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! <tt>b</tt>
| '''b'''ut, we'''b'''
|-
! <tt>t</tt>
| '''t'''wo, be'''t'''
|-
! <tt>d</tt>
| '''d'''o, o'''dd'''
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! <tt>tS</tt>
| '''ch'''air, na'''t'''ure, tea'''ch'''
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! <tt>dZ</tt>
| '''g'''in, '''j'''oy, e'''dge'''
|-
! <tt>k</tt>
| '''c'''at, '''k'''ill, '''q'''ueen, thi'''ck'''
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! <tt>g</tt>
| '''g'''o, '''g'''et, be'''g'''
|-
! <tt>f</tt>
| '''f'''ool, enou'''gh''', lea'''f'''
|-
! <tt>v</tt>
| '''v'''oice, ha'''ve'''
|-
! <tt>T</tt>
| '''th'''ing, wi'''th'''
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! <tt>D</tt>
| '''th'''is, brea'''the'''
|-
! <tt>s</tt>
| '''s'''ee, '''c'''ity , pa'''ss'''
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! <tt>z</tt>
| '''z'''oo, ro'''s'''e
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! <tt>S</tt>
| '''sh'''e, '''s'''ure, emo'''ti'''on, lea'''sh'''
|-
! <tt>Z</tt>
| plea'''s'''ure, bei'''ge'''
|-
! <tt>h</tt>
| '''h'''am
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! <tt>m</tt>
| '''m'''an, ha'''m'''
|-
! <tt>n</tt>
| '''n'''o, ti'''n'''
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! <tt>N</tt>
| si'''ng'''er, ri'''ng'''
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! <tt>l</tt>
| '''l'''eft
|-
! <tt>5</tt>
| mi'''l'''k, be'''ll''' ([[Velarized alveolar lateral approximant|dark l]])
|-
! <tt>r</tt>
| '''r'''un, ve'''r'''y
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! <tt>4</tt>
| be'''tt'''er (US)
|-
! <tt>w</tt>
| '''w'''e
|-
! <tt>j</tt>
| '''y'''es
|-
! <tt>?</tt>
| bo'''tt'''le ([[Cockney]]), ki'''tt'''en (US)
|-
! <tt>W</tt>
| '''wh'''at ([[Scottish English|Scottish]])
|-
! <tt>x</tt>
| lo'''ch''' (Scottish)
|}
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{| {{Prettytable100}}
! colspan=4| SAMPA: English [[Vowel]]s
|-
! colspan=3| SAMPA !! Examples
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! [[Received Pronunciation|RP]] !! [[American English|US]] !! [[Australian English|AU]] !!
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! <tt>A:</tt> !! <tt>A</tt> !! <tt>6:</tt>
| f'''a'''ther
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! <tt>i:</tt> !! <tt>i</tt> !! <tt>i:</tt>
| s'''ee'''
|-
! <tt>I</tt> !! <tt>I</tt> !! <tt>I</tt>
| c'''i'''ty
|-
! <tt>E</tt> !! <tt>E</tt> !! <tt>e</tt>
| b'''e'''d
|-
! <tt>3:</tt> !! <tt>3`</tt> !! <tt>3:</tt>
| b'''ir'''d
|-
! <tt>{</tt> !! <tt>{</tt> !! <tt>{</tt>
| l'''a'''d, c'''a'''t
|-
! <tt>A:</tt> !! <tt>Ar</tt> !! <tt>6:</tt>
| '''ar'''m
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! <tt>V</tt> !! <tt>V</tt> (or <tt>@</tt>) !! <tt>6</tt>
| r'''u'''n, en'''ou'''gh
|-
! <tt>Q</tt> !! <tt>A</tt> !! <tt>O</tt>
| n'''o'''t, w'''a'''sp
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! <tt>O:</tt> !! <tt>O</tt> !! <tt>o:</tt>
| l'''aw''', c'''au'''ght
|-
! <tt>U</tt> !! <tt>U</tt> !! <tt>U</tt>
| p'''u'''t
|-
! <tt>u:</tt> !! <tt>u</tt> !! <tt>}:</tt>
| s'''oo'''n, thr'''ou'''gh
|-
! <tt>@</tt> !! <tt>@</tt> !! <tt>@</tt>
| '''a'''bout
|-
! <tt>@</tt> !! <tt>@`</tt> !! <tt>@</tt>
| winn'''er'''
|}
{| {{Prettytable100}}
! colspan=4| SAMPA: English [[Diphthong]]s
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! colspan=3| SAMPA !! Examples
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! [[Received Pronunciation|RP]] !! [[American English|US]] !! [[Australian English|AU]] !!
|-
! <tt>eI</tt> !! <tt>e(I)</tt> !! <tt>{I</tt>
| d'''ay'''
|-
! <tt>aI</tt> !! <tt>aI</tt> !! <tt>Ae</tt>
| m'''y'''
|-
! <tt>OI</tt> !! <tt>OI</tt> !! <tt>OI</tt>
| b'''oy'''
|-
! <tt>@U</tt> !! <tt>o(U)</tt> !! <tt>@}</tt>
| n'''o'''
|-
! <tt>aU</tt> !! <tt>aU</tt> !! <tt>{O</tt>
| n'''ow'''
|-
! <tt>I@</tt> !! <tt>ir</tt> !! <tt>I@</tt>
| n'''ear''', h'''ere'''
|-
! <tt>E@</tt> !! <tt>Er</tt> !! <tt>e:</tt>
| h'''air''', th'''ere'''
|-
! <tt>U@</tt> !! <tt>Ur</tt> !! <tt>U@</tt>
| t'''our'''
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! <tt>ju:</tt> !! <tt>ju</tt> !! <tt>j}:</tt>
| p'''u'''pil
|}
</table><!-- English -->
{| {{Prettytable100}}
! colspan=3| SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
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! SAMPA !! Explanation
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! <tt>"</tt>
| Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example "happy" <tt>/"h{pi/</tt>
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! <tt>%</tt>
| Secondary stress, for example "battleship" <tt>/"b{tl=%SIp/</tt>
|-
! <tt>.</tt>
| [[Syllable]] separator
|-
! <tt>=</tt>
| Syllabic consonant, for example <tt>/"rIdn=/</tt> for ridd'''en'''
|}
==See also==
*[[International Phonetic Alphabet for English]]
*[[IPA chart for English]]
*[[X-SAMPA]]
[[Category:Phonetic alphabets]]
[[Category:English pronunciation]]
[[ca:SAMPA]]
[[nl:Klankinventaris van het Nederlands]]
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