The SAMPA en-uk phonetic alphabet is a subset of the [[International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)]] used for representing the sounds of English Received Pronunciation. Received Pronunciation (RP) is the form of pronunciation of the English language spoken by educated classes of the southeast of England, considered the standard of most British dictionaries. ### Consonants | SAMPA | IPA | Word | SAMPA Transcription | | ------- | ------ | ------------ | ------------------- | | \[p\] | \[p\] | **p**en | \[pEn\] | | \[b\] | \[b\] | **b**ed | \[bEd\] | | \[t\] | \[t\] | **t**wo | \[tu:\] | | \[d\] | \[d\] | **d**o | \[du:\] | | \[tS\] | \[tʃ\] | **ch**air | \[tSE@4\] | | \[dZ\] | \[dʒ\] | **g**in | \[dZIn\] | | \[k\] | \[k\] | **c**at | \[k{t\] | | \[g\] | \[ɡ\] | **g**o | \[g@U\] | | \[f\] | \[f\] | **f**ool | \[fu:l\] | | \[v\] | \[v\] | **v**oice | \[vOIs\] | | \[T\] | \[θ\] | **th**ing | \[TIN\] | | \[D\] | \[ð\] | **th**is | \[DIs\] | | \[s\] | \[s\] | **s**ee | \[si:\] | | \[z\] | \[z\] | **z**oo | \[zu:\] | | \[S\] | \[ʃ\] | **sh**e | \[Si:\] | | \[Z\] | \[ʒ\] | plea**s**ure | \[plEZ@\] | | \[h\] | \[h\] | **h**am | \[h{m\] | | \[l\] | \[l\] | **l**eft | \[lEft\] | | \[m\] | \[m\] | **m**an | \[m{n\] | | \[n\] | \[n\] | **n**o | \[n@U\] | | \[N\] | \[ŋ\] | si**n**ger | \[sIN@\] | | \[l\] | \[l\] | **l**eft | \[lEft\] | | \[r\\\] | \[ɹ\] | **r**un | \[r\\Vn\] | | \[\w\] | \[w\] | **w**e | \[wi:\] | | \[j\] | \[j\] | **y**es | \[jEs\] | ### Vowels | SAMPA | IPA | Word | SAMPA Transcription | | ------ | ------ | ---------- | ------------------- | | \[A:\] | \[ɑː\] | f**a**ther | \[fA:D@\] | | \[i:\] | \[iː\] | s**ee** | \[si:\] | | \[I\] | \[ɪ\] | c**i**ty | \[sIti:\] | | \[E\] | \[ɛ\] | b**e**d | \[bEd\] | | \[3:\] | \[ɜː\] | b**ir**d | \[b3:d\] | | \[{\] | \[æ\] | c**a**t | \[k{t\] | | \[V\] | \[ʌ\] | r**u**n | \[r\\Vn\] | | \[Q\] | \[ɒ\] | n**o**t | \[nQt\] | | \[\O:] | \[ɔː\] | l**aw** | \[lO:\] | | \[\U] | \[ʊ\] | p**u**t | \[pUt\] | | \[u:\] | \[uː\] | s**oo**n | \[su:n\] | | \[@\] | \[ə\] | **a**bout | \[@baUt\] | ### Diphthongs | SAMPA | IPA | Word | SAMPA Transcription | | ------ | --- | ---- | ------------------- | | \[eI\] | \[eɪ\] | d**ay** | \[deI\] | | \[aI\] | \[aɪ\] | m**y** | \[maI\] | | \[OI\] | \[ɔɪ\] | b**oy** | \[bOI\] | | \[@U\] | \[əʊ\] | n**o** | \[n@U\] | | \[aU\] | \[aʊ\] | n**ow** | \[naU\] | | \[I@\] | \[ɪə\] | n**ear** | \[nI@\] | | \[E@\] | \[ɛə\] |h**air** | \[hE@\] | | \[U@\] | \[ʊə\] | t**our** | \[tU@\] | | \[ju:\] | \[juː\] | p**u**pil | \[pju:pl\] |