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SAMPA: English Consonants
SAMPA	Examples
p	'p'en, s'p'in, ti'p'
b	'b'ut, we'b'
t	't'wo, s't'ing, be't'
d	'd'o, o'dd'
tS	'ch'air, na't'ure, tea'ch'
dZ	'g'in, 'j'oy, e'dge'
k	'c'at, 'k'ill, s'k'in, 'q'ueen, thi'ck'
g	'g'o, 'g'et, be'g'
f	'f'ool, enou'gh', lea'f'
v	'v'oice, ha've', o'f'
T	'th'ing, brea'th'
D	'th'is, brea'the'
s	's'ee, 'c'ity, pa'ss'
z	'z'oo, ro's'e
S	'sh'e, 's'ure, emo'ti'on, lea'sh'
Z	plea's'ure, bei'ge'
h	'h'am
m	'm'an, ha'm'
n	'n'o, ti'n'
N	si'ng'er, ri'ng'
l	'l'eft, be'll'
r	'r'un, ve'r'y
w	'w'e
j	'y'es
W	'wh'at (some accents, such as Scottish)
x	lo'ch' (Scottish)

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4"| SAMPA: English Vowels
|-
! colspan="3"| SAMPA !! Examples
|-
! RP !! GenAm !! AuE !!  
|-
! A: !! A !! a:
| f'a'ther
|-
! i: !! i !! i:
| s'ee'
|-
! I !! I !! I
| c'i'ty
|-
! E !! E !! e
| b'e'd
|-
! 3: !! 3` !! 3:
| b'ir'd
|-
! { !! { !! {<sup>[1]</sup>
| l'a'd, c'a't, r'a'n
|-
! A: !! Ar !! a:
| 'ar'm
|-
! V !! V !! a
| r'u'n, en'ou'gh
|-
! Q !! A !! O
| n'o't, w'a'sp
|-
! O: !! O or A<sup>[2]</sup> !! o:
| l'aw', c'au'ght
|-
! U !! U !! U
| p'u't
|-
! u: !! u !! }:
| s'oo'n, thr'ou'gh
|-
! @ !! @ !! @
| 'a'bout
|-
! @ !! @` !! @
| winn'er'
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4"| SAMPA: English Diphthongs
|-
! colspan="3"| SAMPA !! Examples
|-
! RP !! GenAm !! AuE !!  
|-
! eI !! eI or e !! {I
| d'ay'
|-
! aI !! aI !! Ae
| m'y'
|-
! OI !! OI !! oI
| b'oy'
|-
! @U !! oU or o !! @}
| n'o'
|-
! aU !! aU !! {O
| n'ow'
|-
! I@ !! ir !! I@
| n'ear', h'ere'
|-
! E@ !! Er !! e:
| h'air', th'ere'
|-
! U@ !! Ur !! U@
| t'our'
|-
! ju: !! ju !! j}:
| p'u'pil
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=3| SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
|-
! SAMPA !! Explanation
|-
! "
| Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example "happy" /"h{pi/
|-
! %
| Secondary stress, for example "battleship" /"b{tl=%SIp/
|-
! .
| Syllable separator
|-
! =
| Syllabic consonant, for example /"rIdn=/ for ridd'en'
|}
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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See also

★ International Phonetic Alphabet for English

★ IPA chart for English

★ X-SAMPA

★ Received Pronunciation