SAMPA chart for English
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| SAMPA: English Consonants | ||
|---|---|---|
| SAMPA | Examples | IPA |
| p | pen, spit, lip | p |
| b | bed, rib | b |
| t | two, sting, bet | t |
| d | do, odd | d |
| 4 | better, matter (GenAm) | ɾ |
| tS | chair, nature, teach | tʃ |
| dZ | gin, joy, edge | dʒ |
| k | cat, kill, skin, queen, thick | k |
| g | go, get, beg | ɡ |
| f | fool, enough, leaf | f |
| v | voice, have, of | v |
| T | thing, breath | θ |
| D | this, breathe | ð |
| s | see, city, pass | s |
| z | zoo, rose | z |
| S | she, sure, emotion, leash | ʃ |
| Z | pleasure, beige | ʒ |
| h | ham | h |
| m | man, ham | m |
| n | no, tin | n |
| N | singer, ring | ŋ |
| l | left, bell | l |
| r\ | run, very | ɹ |
| w | we | w |
| j | yes | j |
| W | what (some accents, such as Scottish) | ʍ |
| x | loch (Scottish) | x |
| SAMPA: English Vowels | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMPA | Examples | IPA | ||||
| RP | GenAm | AuE | RP | GenAm | AuE | |
| A: | A | 6: | father | ɑː | ɑ | ɐː |
| i: | i | i: | see | iː | i | iː |
| I | I | I | city | ɪ | ɪ | ɪ |
| E | E | e | bed | ɛ | ɛ | e |
| 3: | 3` | 3: | bird | ɜː | ɝ | ɜː |
| { | { | {[1] | lad, cat, ran | æ | æ | æ |
| A: | Ar\ | 6: | arm | ɑː | ɑɹ | ɐː |
| V | V | 6 | run, enough | ʌ | ʌ | ɐ |
| Q | A | O | not, wasp | ɒ | ɑ | ɔ |
| O: | O or A[2] | o: | law, caught | ɔː | ɔ or ɑ | oː |
| U | U | U | put | ʊ | ʊ | ʊ |
| u: | u | }: | soon, through | uː | u | ʉː |
| @ | @ | @ | about | ə | ə | ə |
| @ | @` | @ | winner | ə | ɚ | ə |
| SAMPA: English Diphthongs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMPA | Examples | IPA | ||||
| RP | GenAm | AuE | RP | GenAm | AuE | |
| eI | eI or e | {I | day | eɪ | eɪ or e | æɪ |
| aI | aI | Ae | my | aɪ | aɪ | ɑɪ |
| OI | OI | oI | boy | ɔɪ | ɔɪ | oɪ |
| @U | oU or o | @} | no | əʊ | oʊ or o | əʉ |
| aU | aU | {O | now | aʊ | aʊ | æɔ |
| I@ | ir\ | I@ | near, here | ɪə | iɹ | ɪə |
| E@ | er\ | e: | hair, there | ɛə | eɹ | eː |
| U@ | Ur\ | U@ | tour | ʊə | ʊɹ | ʊə |
| ju: | ju | j}: | pupil | juː | ju | jʉː |
| SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|
| SAMPA | Explanation | IPA |
| " | Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example "happy" /"h{pi/ | ˈ |
| % | Secondary stress, for example "battleship" /"b{tl=%SIp/ | ˌ |
| . | Syllable separator | . |
| = | Syllabic consonant, for example /"rIdn=/ for ridden | ◌̩ |
- ^ See bad–lad split for more discussion of this vowel in Australian and English English.
- ^ See low back merger for more discussion of this vowel in North American English.