How to pronounce the International Phonetic Alphabet?

1. Vowel correspondence:

[a:] -- ar [?] -- u

[?] -- a [e] - - e

[i:] -- e [?] -- i/y

[?:] -- er/ir/ur [?] -- a

[?：] -- or [?] -- o

[u：] and [u] -- oo/u

[ai] -- i/y [ei] -- a

[?i] -- oi/oy

[au] -- ou/ow

[?u ] -- ow/oa/o

[?] -- are/air

[i?] -- ere

[?] -- ore

[u?] -- ure

[ai?] -- ire

2. Consonant correspondence:

[b] -- b

[p] -- p

[t] -- t

[d] -- d

[ f] -- f

[v] -- v

[k] -- k/c

[g] -- g

[l] -- l

[m] -- m

[n] -- n

[s] -- s

[z] -- z/s/ce

[j] -- y

[w] -- w

[d ?] -- ge

[t?] -- ch

[ ? ] -- sh

[?] -- s

[θ] -- th

[?] -- th

[?] -- ng

[r] -- r

[tr] -- tr

[dr] -- dr

[ts] -- ts

[dz] -- ds

Extended information:

To master the accurate pronunciation of each International Phonetic Symbol and to be able to read and pronounce it accurately when you see a phonetic symbol, you must strengthen training and practice. To strengthen the pronunciation training of the International Phonetic Symbols, specifically the following aspects should be achieved:

1. Listening training: To learn the International Phonetic Symbols, you need to know 48 phonetic symbols, and through repeated listening exercises, you can strengthen your memory. . For listening training, you can also use tapes to listen to the music repeatedly.

2. Imitation practice, learn the pronunciation of the International Phonetic Alphabet, pay attention to the teacher's mouth shape, observe the changes in the pronunciation parts, and actively imitate the pronunciation. Beginners can imitate and practice in front of the mirror, especially the pronunciation of vowels. The height of the tongue and the size of the mouth opening are closely related to the timbre. You can observe the difference in mouth shape through a mirror and observe the activities of the tongue tip, tongue surface and tongue leaves.

3. Pay attention to comparison. There are two aspects to comparison. One is to compare the similarities and differences in the pronunciation characteristics of the phonetic symbols themselves to distinguish the characteristics and avoid confusion, such as /?/ and /?/, /s/ and /z/ , pay attention to the difference in pronunciation and timbre; second, pay attention to the difference in timbre of Mandarin phonemes and foreign language or dialect phonemes, such as Mandarin phonemes [p], [k], [t] and English phonemes [b], [g] , similarities and differences of [d].

4. Use your mouth more often. Speaking more is the key and core to strengthen practice. Whether it is listening, imitating or comparing, it ultimately comes down to the goal of pronunciation, so move your mouth frequently. The mouth is the key to mastering the pronunciation of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Therefore, when learning the International Phonetic Symbols, you must always strengthen pronunciation training, speak frequently, practice repeatedly, compare in practice, experience the differences in practice, and practice makes perfect, so that you will naturally master the pronunciation of the International Phonetic Symbols.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Phonetic Symbols