How many English phonetic symbols are there? What is the difference?

There are 48 phonetic symbols in English, including 20 vowels and 28 consonants.

Vowels include monosyllables ([i:], [? ]、[? :]、[? 】、[u:]、[？ ]、[? ]、[? ]、[ɑ:]、[? 】、[e]、[？ ]) and diphthongs ([e? 】、【a？ ]、[? ]、[? 】、【e？ ]、[? 】、【a？ ] 、[? ])。

Consonants are [p], [b], [t], [d], [k], [g], [f], [v], [s], [z], [θ], [? ]、[? ]、[? 】、【t？ 】、【d？ 】、【tr】、【dr】、【ts】、【dz】、【m】、【n】、【？ ]、[h]、[l]、[r]、[j]、[w].

Extended data

spelling rules

1 and the letter C usually pronounce /k/ sound (cage), but before the letters E, I and Y, the /s/ sound (ice, city and consistency) is usually weakened.

2. The letter G is usually pronounced as /g/ sound (defender), but it is usually pronounced as /j/ sound (age, giant, gym) before the letters E, I and Y. ..

3. English words don't end with letters I, U, V and J (excluding foreign words).

4. For syllables ending in O, its O usually emits its own O// or sounds as phonetic symbols.

5. When a syllable ends with the letter I, if it follows the vowel, it will be rain; When it appears at the end of loanwords, it is also/sound/sound.