The SAMPA General American English phonetic alphabet is a subset of the [[International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)]] used for representing the sounds of General American English. General American (GenAm) is the form of pronunciation of the American English language spoken by a majority of Americans. ### 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 | \[du\] | | \[4\] | \[ɾ\] | be**tt**er | \[bE4@\] | | \[tS\] | \[tʃ\] | **ch**air | \[tSEr\] | | \[dZ\] | \[dʒ\] | **g**in | \[dZIn\] | | \[k\] | \[k\] | **c**at | \[k{t\] | | \[g\] | \[ɡ\] | **g**o | \[goU\] | | \[f\] | \[f\] | **f**ool | \[ful\] | | \[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 | \[plEZ@r\] | | \[h\] | \[h\] | **h**am | \[h{m\] | | \[l\] | \[l\] | **l**eft | \[lEft\] | | \[m\] | \[m\] | **m**an | \[m{n\] | | \[n\] | \[n\] | **n**o | \[noU\] | | \[N\] | \[ŋ\] | si**n**ger | \[sIN@r\] | | \[l\] | \[l\] | **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 | | -------- | ------ | ---------- | ------------------- | | \[A\] | \[ɑ\] | f**a**ther | \[fAD@r\\\] | | \[i\] | \[i\] | s**ee** | \[si\] | | \[I\] | \[ɪ\] | c**i**ty | \[sIti\] | | \[E\] | \[ɛ\] | b**e**d | \[bEd\] | | \[3\`\] | \[ɝ\] | b**ir**d | \[b3\`r\\d\] | | \[{\] | \[æ\] | c**a**t | \[k{t\] | | \[Ar\\\] | \[ɑɹ\] | **ar**m | \[Ar\\m\] | | \[V\] | \[ʌ\] | r**u**n | \[r\\Vn\] | | \[Q\] | \[ɒ\] | n**o**t | \[nQt\] | | \[O] | \[ɔ\] | l**aw** | \[lO\] | | \[U] | \[ʊ\] | p**u**t | \[pUt\] | | \[u\] | \[u\] | s**oo**n | \[sun\] | | \[@\] | \[ə\] | **a**bout | \[@baUt\] | | \[@\`\] | \[ɚ\] | winn**er** | \[wIn@\`\] | ### Diphthongs | SAMPA | IPA | Word | SAMPA Transcription | | ------ | --- | ---- | ------------------- | | \[eI\] | \[eɪ\] | d**ay** | \[deI\] | | \[aI\] | \[aɪ\] | m**y** | \[maI\] | | \[OI\] | \[ɔɪ\] | b**oy** | \[bOI\] | | \[oU\] | \[oʊ\] | n**o** | \[noU\] | | \[aU\] | \[aʊ\] | n**ow** | \[naU\] | | \[ir\\\] | \[iɹ\] | n**ear** | \[nir\\\] | | \[er\\\] | \[eɹ\] |h**air** | \[hEr\\\] | | \[Ur\\\] | \[ʊɹ\] | t**our** | \[tUr\\\] | | \[ju\] | \[ju\] | p**u**pil | \[pju:pl\] |