SAMPA chart for English
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SAMPA: English Consonants | ||
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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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 | ||
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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.