| SAMPA: English Consonants |
| SAMPA | Examples | IPA |
| p |
pen, spin, tip |
p |
| b |
but, web |
b |
| t |
two, sting, bet |
t |
| d |
do, odd |
d |
| tS |
chair, nature, teach |
tʃ |
| dZ |
gin, joy, edge |
dʒ |
| k |
cat, kill, skin, queen, thick |
k |
| g |
go, get, beg |
ɡ |
| f |
fool, enough, leaf |
f |
| v |
voice, have, of |
v |
| T |
thing, breath |
θ |
| D |
this, breathe |
ð |
| s |
see, city, pass |
s |
| z |
zoo, rose |
z |
| S |
she, sure, emotion, leash |
ʃ |
| Z |
pleasure, beige |
ʒ |
| h |
ham |
h |
| m |
man, ham |
m |
| n |
no, tin |
n |
| N |
singer, ring |
ŋ |
| l |
left, bell |
l |
| r |
run, very |
ɹ |
| w |
we |
w |
| j |
yes |
j |
| W |
what (some accents, such as Scottish) |
ʍ |
| x |
loch (Scottish) |
x |
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| SAMPA: English Vowels |
| SAMPA | Examples | IPA |
| RP | GenAm | AuE | RP | GenAm | AuE |
| A: | A | 6: |
father |
ɑː |
ɑ |
ɐː |
| i: | i | i: |
see |
iː |
i |
iː |
| I | I | I |
city |
j |
j |
j |
| E | E | e |
bed |
ɛ |
ɛ |
e |
| 3: | 3` | 3: |
bird |
ɜː |
ɝ |
ɜː |
| { | { | {[1] |
lad, cat, ran |
æ |
æ |
æ |
| A: | Ar | 6: |
arm |
ɑː |
ɑɹ |
ɐː |
| V | V | 6 |
run, enough |
ʌ |
ʌ |
ɐ |
| Q | A | O |
not, wasp |
ɒ |
ɑ |
ɔ |
| O: | O or A[2] | o: |
law, caught |
ɔː |
ɔ or ɑ |
oː |
| U | U | U |
put |
ʊ |
ʊ |
ʊ |
| u: | u | }: |
soon, through |
uː |
u |
ʉː |
| @ | @ | @ |
about |
ə |
ə |
ə |
| @ | @` | @ |
winner |
ə |
ɚ |
ə |
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| SAMPA: English Diphthongs |
| SAMPA | Examples | IPA |
| RP | GenAm | AuE | RP | GenAm | AuE |
| eI | eI or e | {I |
day |
eɪ |
eɪ or e |
æɪ |
| aI | aI | Ae |
my |
aɪ |
aɪ |
ɑe |
| OI | OI | oI |
boy |
ɔɪ |
ɔɪ |
oɪ |
| @U | oU or o | @} |
no |
əʊ |
oʊ or o |
əʉ |
| aU | aU | {O |
now |
aʊ |
aʊ |
æɔ |
| I@ | ir | I@ |
near, here |
ɪə |
iɹ |
ɪə |
| E@ | er | e: |
hair, there |
ɛə |
eɹ |
eː |
| U@ | Ur | U@ |
tour |
ʊə |
ʊɹ |
ʊə |
| ju: | ju | j}: |
pupil |
juː |
ju |
jʉː |
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