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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Vowels
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i
Close front unrounded vowel, as in 'beet'
ɪ
Near-close near-front unrounded vowel, as in 'bit'
e
Close-mid front unrounded vowel, as in 'bait'
ɛ
Open-mid front unrounded vowel, as in 'bet'
æ
Near-open front unrounded vowel, as in 'bat'
ɑ
Open back unrounded vowel, as in 'father'
ɒ
Open back rounded vowel, as in 'lot' (British English)
ɔ
Open-mid back rounded vowel, as in 'thought'
o
Close-mid back rounded vowel, as in 'goat'
u
Close back rounded vowel, as in 'boot'
ʊ
Near-close near-back rounded vowel, as in 'foot'
ʌ
Open-mid back unrounded vowel, as in 'strut'
ə
Mid-central vowel, as in 'comma' (schwa)
eɪ
Close-mid front unrounded vowel + glide, as in 'face'
aɪ
Open front unrounded vowel + glide, as in 'ride'
ɔɪ
Open-mid back rounded vowel + glide, as in 'choice'
aʊ
Open front unrounded vowel + glide, as in 'loud'
oʊ
Close-mid back rounded vowel + glide, as in 'go'
ɪə
Near-close near-front unrounded vowel + glide, as in 'ear'
eə
Close-mid front unrounded vowel + glide, as in 'bear' (non-rhotic accents)
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