American English Phonemes

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Vowels

Simple (10)

/i/
the
/u/
you
/æ/
that
/ɑ/
on
/ɔ/
on
/ə/
the
/ɛ/
s
/ɪ/
i
/ʊ/
your
/ʌ/
the

Diphthongs (6)

/aɪ/
i
/aʊ/
out
/eɪ/
a
/ju/
you
/oʊ/
no
/ɔɪ/
boy

R-colored (7)

/ɑr/
are
/ɔr/
for
/ɚ/
for
/ɛr/
there
/ɝ/
/ɪr/
years
/ʊr/
your

Glides (2)

/j/
you
/w/
what

Consonants (22)

/b/
be
/d/
and
/f/
for
/g/
get
/h/
what
/k/
can
/l/
all
/m/
me
/n/
and
/p/
up
/r/
for
/s/
s
/t/
to
/v/
of
/z/
is
/ð/
the
/ŋ/
think
/ʃ/
she
/ʒ/
tv
/ʤ/
just
/ʧ/
much
/θ/
with