International Phonetic Alphabet
In this course we are going to use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The International Phonetic Alphabet is a system in which each symbol is associated with a particular sound.
By using IPA, you can know how to pronounce a word in any language.
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Interdental | |
| (Voicing) | - + | - + | - + | - + |
Nasal
|
m | |||
Plosive
|
p b | t d | ||
Fricative
|
(β) | f | (ð) | (θ) |
Affricate
|
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Tap/Flap
|
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Trill
|
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Lateral
|
| Alveolar | Post alveolar |
Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
| (Voicing) | - + | - + | - + | - + | - + |
Nasal
|
n | ɲ | (ŋ) | ||
Plosive
|
k g | ||||
Fricative
|
s (z) | (ʃ) | x (ɣ) | (h) | |
Affricate
|
ʧ (dʒ) | ||||
Tap/Flap
|
ɾ | ||||
Trill
|
r | ||||
Lateral
|
l | (ʎ) |
The consonantal sounds of Spanish. The sounds in brackets only occur in some varieties of Spanish or in specific phonetic contexts.
Activity 5
Timing: Allow approximately 20 minutes.
Find the voiced counterpart for each of the voiceless sounds in the left-hand column. This exercise involves the sounds of English.
| Voiceless | Voiced |
| t – too | z – zip |
| θ – think | v - very |
| s – sip | ð – they |
| k – came | d – do |
| f - ferry | g – game |
Answer
| Voiceless | Voiced |
| t – too | d – do |
| θ – think | ð – they |
| s – sip | z – zip |
| k – came | g – game |
| f - ferry | v - very |
Hulade, José Ignacio. The Sounds of Spanish, 2005, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.