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
dZ gin, joy, edge
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
SAMPAExamplesIPA
RPGenAmAuERPGenAmAuE
A:A6: father ɑː ɑ ɐː
i:ii: see i
III city ɪ ɪ ɪ
EEe 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
VV6 run, enough ʌ ʌ ɐ
QAO not, wasp ɒ ɑ ɔ
O:O or A[2]o: law, caught ɔː ɔ or ɑ
UUU put ʊ ʊ ʊ
u:u}: soon, through u ʉː
@@@ about ə ə ə
@@`@ winner ə ɚ ə


SAMPA: English Diphthongs
SAMPAExamplesIPA
RPGenAmAuERPGenAmAuE
eIeI or e{I day or e æɪ
aIaIAe my ɑɪ
OIOIoI boy ɔɪ ɔɪ
@UoU or o@} no əʊ or o əʉ
aUaU{O now æɔ
I@ir\I@ near, here ɪə ɪə
E@er\e: hair, there ɛə
U@Ur\U@ tour ʊə ʊɹ ʊə
ju:juj}: pupil juː ju jʉː


SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
SAMPAExplanationIPA
" 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 ◌̩
  1. See bad–lad split for more discussion of this vowel in Australian and English English.
  2. See low back merger for more discussion of this vowel in North American English.

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