Longman Dictionary of

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PRONUNCIATION TABLE
Consonants Vowels
Symbol Key word Symbol Key word
b back ì bad
d day ëN calm
ù then í pot British English
dÔ jump a∂ bite
f few aÁ now
g gay a∂° tire
h hot aÁ° tower
j yet …N caught
k key …∂ boy
l led …∂° employer
m sum e bed
n sun e° there
√ sung e∂ make
p pen e∂° player
r red ° about
s soon °Á note
‹ fishing °Á° lower
t tea §N bird
t‹ cheer i pretty
thing iN sheep
v view ∂ ship
w wet ∂° here
z zero i° alien
Ô pleasure uN boot
u actuality
Á put
Á° poor
î cut
/`/ shows main stress
/ˇ/ shows secondary stress
/r/ at the end of a word means that /r/ is usually pronounced in American
English and is pronounced in British English when the next word
begins with a vowel sound
/ ∂ °/ means that some speakers use /∂/ and others use /°/
/ Á °/ means that some speakers use /Á/ and others use /°/
/i/ means many American speakers use /iN/ but many British speakers use
/∂/
/u/ represents a sound somewhere between /uN/ and /Á/
// means that /°/ may or may not be used
// shows stress shift