SAMPA chart for English
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SAMPA is a computer-readable phonetic script based on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). It was developed in the late 1980s in the European Commission-funded ESPRIT project 2589 Speech Assessment Methods (SAM) to facilitate email data exchange and computational processing of transcriptions in phonetics and speech technology.
SAM Phonetic Alphabets (SAMPA) have been developed for sounds in at least 27 languages.
The following is a concise SAMPA chart for English:
| SAMPA: English Consonants | ||
|---|---|---|
| SAMPA | Examples | IPA |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />p | pen, spit, lip | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />b | bed, rib | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />t | two, sting, bet | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />d | do, odd | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />4 | better, matter (GenAm) | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />tS | chair, nature, teach | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />dZ | gin, joy, edge | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />k | cat, kill, skin, queen, thick | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />g | go, get, beg | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />f | fool, enough, leaf | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />v | voice, have, of | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />T | thing, breath | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />D | this, breathe | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />s | see, city, pass | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />z | zoo, rose | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />S | she, sure, emotion, leash | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />Z | pleasure, beige | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />h | ham | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />m | man, ham | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />n | no, tin | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />N | singer, ring | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />l | left, bell | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />r\ | run, very | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />w | we | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />j | yes | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />W | what (some accents, such as Scottish) | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />x | loch (Scottish) | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| SAMPA: English Vowels | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMPA | Examples | IPA | ||||
| RP | GenAm | AuE | RP | GenAm | AuE | |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />A: | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />A | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />6: | father | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />i: | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />i | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />i: | see | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />I | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />I | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />I | city | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />E | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />E | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />e | bed | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />3: | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />3` | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />3: | bird | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />{ | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />{ | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />{[1] | lad, cat, ran | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />A: | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />Ar\ | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />6: | arm | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />V | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />V | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />6 | run, enough | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />Q | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />A | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />O | not, wasp | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />O: | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />O or <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />A[2] | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />o: | law, caught | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". or Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />U | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />U | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />U | put | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />u: | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />u | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />}: | soon, through | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />@ | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />@ | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />@ | about | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />@ | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />@` | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />@ | winner | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| SAMPA: English Diphthongs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMPA | Examples | IPA | ||||
| RP | GenAm | AuE | RP | GenAm | AuE | |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />eI | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />eI or <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />e | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />{I | day | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". or Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />aI | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />aI | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />Ae | my | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />OI | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />OI | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />oI | boy | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />@U | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />oU or <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />o | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />@} | no | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". or Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />aU | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />aU | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />{O | now | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />I@ | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />ir\ | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />I@ | near, here | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />E@ | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />er\ | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />e: | hair, there | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />U@ | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />Ur\ | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />U@ | tour | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />ju: | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />ju | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />j}: | pupil | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|
| SAMPA | Explanation | IPA |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />" | Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example "happy" <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />/"h{pi/ | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />% | Secondary stress, for example "battleship" <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />/"b{tl=%SIp/ | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />. | Syllable separator | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />= | Syllabic consonant, for example <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />/"rIdn=/ for ridden | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
- ↑ See bad–lad split for more discussion of this vowel in Australian and English English.
- ↑ See low back merger for more discussion of this vowel in North American English.