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Hello English learners, | |||
In the table below you will find the letters of the English alphabet and their pronunciation in British or American English. | |||
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!Name | !Name | ||
|a | |a a | ||
|bee | Aye Ah | ||
|cee | |bee b | ||
|dee | Bah | ||
|e | |cee c | ||
|ef, eff | See | ||
|gee, jee | |||
|aitch, haitch | Ckah | ||
|dee d | |||
Duh | |||
|e e | |||
Eh | |||
|ef, eff f | |||
|gee, jee g | |||
Guh | |||
|aitch (American), haitch h | |||
(British) | |||
Ha | |||
|i | |i | ||
aie | aie | ||
|jay | |||
|jay (American) jy | |||
(British) | |||
Juh | |||
|kay | |kay | ||
Kuh | |||
|el, ell | |el, ell | ||
La | |||
|em | |em | ||
|en | |en | ||
|o | |o | ||
|pee | |pee | ||
Puh | |||
|cue | |cue | ||
Kuh | |||
|ar | |ar | ||
Ruh | |||
|ess | |ess | ||
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you | you | ||
|vee | |vee | ||
Wah | |||
|double-u | |double-u | ||
|ex | |ex | ||
|wi | |wi | ||
|zed, zee | |zed (British), zee | ||
(American) | |||
|- | |- | ||
!IPA | !IPA | ||
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|ɛf | |ɛf | ||
|dʒiː | |dʒiː | ||
|eɪtʃ, heɪtʃ | |eɪtʃ, (American) | ||
heɪtʃ | |||
(British) | |||
|aɪ | |aɪ | ||
|dʒeɪ | |dʒeɪ (American) | ||
dʒaɪ | |||
(British) | |||
|keɪ | |keɪ | ||
|ɛl | |ɛl | ||
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|ɛks | |ɛks | ||
|waɪ | |waɪ | ||
|zɛd | |zɛd (British) | ||
ziː (American) | |||
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[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] | [[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] | ||
==Related Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-R|How to Pronounce R]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-H|How to Pronounce H]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/Silent-Letters|Silent Letters]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-THE|How to Pronounce THE]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/Can't-versus-can-in-American-English|Can't versus can in American English]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:41, 3 April 2023
Hello English learners,
In the table below you will find the letters of the English alphabet and their pronunciation in British or American English.
| Letter | A a | B b | C c | D d | E e | F f | G g | H h | I i | J j | K k | L l | M m | N n | O o | P p | Q q | R r | S s | T t | U u | V v | W w | X x | Y y | Z z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | a a
Aye Ah |
bee b
Bah |
cee c
See Ckah |
dee d
Duh |
e e
Eh |
ef, eff f | gee, jee g
Guh |
aitch (American), haitch h
(British) Ha |
i
aie |
jay (American) jy
(British) Juh |
kay
Kuh |
el, ell
La |
em | en | o | pee
Puh |
cue
Kuh |
ar
Ruh |
ess | tee | u
you |
vee
Wah |
double-u | ex | wi | zed (British), zee
(American) |
| IPA | eɪ, æ | biː | siː | diː | iː | ɛf | dʒiː | eɪtʃ, (American)
heɪtʃ (British) |
aɪ | dʒeɪ (American)
dʒaɪ (British) |
keɪ | ɛl | ɛm | ɛn | oʊ | piː | kjuː | ɑːr, ɔːr | ɛs | tiː | juː | viː | dʌbəl.juː | ɛks | waɪ | zɛd (British)
ziː (American) |
The letters A, E, I, O, and U are vowels. Letters that were not mentioned are called consonants.
Some common vowel combinations include:
- ee
- oo
- ue
- ou
- ie
- ea
- ai
And more.