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The International Phonetic Alphabet
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IPA
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is a system
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for writing sounds.
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And today I will show you
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all the sounds
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you will need
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for speaking English
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in under five minutes.
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Let’s go!
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/θ/
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/θ/
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Thick /θɪk/
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Thin /θɪn/
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/θ/
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/ð/
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/ð/
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This /ðıs/
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That /ðæt/
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/ð/
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/f/
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/f/
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Fan /fæn/
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/f/
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/v/
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/v/
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Van /væn/
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/v/
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/s/
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/s/
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Seek /siːk/
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/s/
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/z/
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/z/
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Zone /zəʊn/
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/z/
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/b/
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/b/
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Bib /bɪb/
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/b/
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/p/
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/p/
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Pip /pɪp/
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/p/
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/t/
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/t/
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Tat /tæt/
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/t/
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/d/
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/d/
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Dad /dæd/
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/d/
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/k/
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/k/
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Kick /kɪk/
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/k/
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/g/
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/g/
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Gig /ɡɪɡ/
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/g/
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/ʧ/
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Chair /tʃeə/
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/ʧ/
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/ʤ/
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/ʤ/
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Joy /dʒɔɪ/
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/ʤ/
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/ʃ/
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/ʃ/
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Shoe /ʃuː/
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/ʃ/
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/ʒ/
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/ʒ/
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Measure /ˈmeʒə/
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/ʒ/
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/ŋ/
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/ŋ/
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Singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
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/ŋ/
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/m/
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/m/
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Mine /maɪn/
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/m/
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/n/
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/n/
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Nine /naɪn/
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/n/
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/h/
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/h/
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Home /həʊm/
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/h/
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/r/
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/r/
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Real /rɪəl/
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/r/
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/j/
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/j/
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Yes /jes/
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/j/
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/w/
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/w/
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Wow /waʊ/
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/w/
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/l/
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/l/
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Like /laɪk/
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/l/
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/ɫ/
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/ɫ/
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Full /fʊɫ/
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/ɫ/
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/iː/
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/iː/
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See /siː/
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/iː/
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/ɑː/
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/ɑː/
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Car /kɑː/
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/ɑː/
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/ɔː/
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/ɔː/
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For /fɔː/
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/ɔː/
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/uː/
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/uː/
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Who /huː/
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/uː/
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/ɜː/
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/ɜː/
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Her /hɜː/
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/ɜː/
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/ɪ/
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Pit /pɪt/
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/ɪ/
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/e/
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/e/
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pet /pet/
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/æ/
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/æ/
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Pat /pæt/
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/æ/
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/ɒ/
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/ɒ/
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Pot /pɒt/
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/ɒ/
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/ʊ/
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/ʊ/
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Good /ɡʊd/
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/ʊ/
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/ʌ/
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/ʌ/
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Love /lʌv/
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/ə/
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/ə/
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The /ðə/
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/ə/
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/i/
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/i/
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Very /ˈveri/
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/i/
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/eɪ/
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/eɪ/
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Hey /heɪ/
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Hey /heɪ/
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/əʊ/
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/əʊ/
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Go /ɡəʊ/
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/əʊ/
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/aɪ/
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/aɪ/
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My /maɪ/
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/aɪ/
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/aʊ/
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/aʊ/
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Now /naʊ/
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/aʊ/
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/ɔɪ/
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Boy /bɔɪ/
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/ɔɪ/
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/ɪə/
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/ɪə/
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Here /hɪə/
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/ɪə/
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/eə/
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/eə/
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Care /keə/
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/eə/
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Whew!
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How are we doing for time?
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Oh dear,
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ever so slightly miss the mark there.
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Please forgive me!
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So the next question
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is, how can I
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memorise the IPA symbols?
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Check out my top tips
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for remembering the IPA.
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