SAMPA chart for English

See a more complete SAMPA chart of sounds found in most of European languages.

SAMPA: English Consonants SAMPA Examples p English pen b English but t English two d English do tS English chair, nature dZ English gin, joy k English cat, kill, queen g English go, get f English fool, enough v English voice T English thing D English this s English see, pass, city z English zoo, roses S English she, sure, emotion Z English pleasure h English ham m English man n English no J US English canyon N English singer, ring l English left 5 English milk (dark l) r English run, very 4 US English better w English we j English yes ? Cockney bottle

SAMPA: English Vowels SAMPA Examples RP US AU   A: A A father i: i i see I I I city E E E bed 3: 3` 3 bird { { { bad, cat A: Ar A: arm V V[2] V run, enough Q A Q not, cough O: O O law, caught U U U put u: u u soon, through @ @[1] @ about SAMPA: English diphthongs SAMPA Examples RP US AU   eI e(I) eI day aI aI aI my OI oI OI boy @U o(U) oU no aU aU aU now I@ ir I@ near, here e@ er E@ hair, there U@ ur U@ tour ju: ju ju pupil Note that the parentheses indicate optionality; the SAMPA code does not actually contain parentheses. [1] US winner might be pronounced \\wIn@r\\ (GenAm), \\wIn@\\ (non-rhotic Southern), or \\wIn6\\ (New England). [2] Realization may occasionally be \\@\\.

SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
SAMPA	Explanation
"	Primary stress
%	Secondary stress
.	Syllable separator
=	Syllabic consonant, e.g., /"kIt=n/ for kitten