International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

Some Definitions

• Phonetic
• Vowel
• Diphthong
• Consonant
• There is a special system that uses a group of symbols to represent each sound.
• Follow our tutorial to learn what sound each symbol indicates, and how to pronounce that sound correctly.
• That way, you will learn and practice the actual sounds of English!
• Here is the place to mention that this tutorial covers American pronunciation only.

International Phonetic Alphabet

• The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of speech sounds in written form.
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