English (English /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/) is a widely spoken language. If you're looking to learn English, the first thing you need to familiarize yourself with is the English alphabet. To aid you in this endeavor, here's a guide to mastering the English alphabet along with its phonetic representations.
Below is the standard English alphabet and its international phonetic pronunciation. Join us as we explore.
The modern English alphabet (English alphabet) consists of 26 Latin letters in both uppercase and lowercase forms as follows:
Standard English Alphabet and International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Pronunciation
Uppercase, lowercase, letter names, and standard English alphabet pronunciation
Chữ thường |
Chữ hoa |
Tên chữ |
Phát âm |
a |
A |
A |
/eɪ/ |
b |
B |
Bee |
/biː/ |
c |
C |
Cee |
/siː/ |
d |
D |
Dee |
/diː/ |
e |
E |
E |
/iː/ |
f |
F |
Ef (Eff nếu là động từ) |
/ɛf/ |
g |
G |
Jee |
/dʒiː/ |
h |
H |
Aitch |
/eɪtʃ/ |
Haitch |
/heɪtʃ/ |
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i |
I |
I |
/aɪ/ |
j |
J |
Jay |
/dʒeɪ/ |
Jy |
/dʒaɪ/ |
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k |
K |
Kay |
/keɪ/ |
l |
L |
El hoặc Ell |
/ɛl/ |
m |
M |
Em |
/ɛm/ |
n |
N |
En |
/ɛn/ |
o |
O |
O |
/oʊ/ |
p |
P |
Pee |
/piː/ |
q |
Q |
Cue |
/kjuː/ |
r |
R |
Ar |
/ɑr/ |
s |
S |
Ess (es-) |
/ɛs/ |
t |
T |
Tee |
/tiː/ |
u |
U |
U |
/juː/ |
v |
V |
Vee |
/viː/ |
w |
W |
Double-U |
/ˈdʌbəl.juː/ |
x |
X |
Ex |
/ɛks/ |
y |
Y |
Wy hoặc Wye |
/waɪ/ |
z |
Z |
Zed |
/zɛd/ |
Zee |
/ziː/ |
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Izzard |
/ˈɪzərd/ |
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Chart – English Phonetics
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation created and used by linguists to represent the sounds of human speech across languages.
English has only 26 letter characters for written language, but there are up to 44 distinct sounds that combine to form spoken language. Hence, the English Phonetics Phonetic Alphabet was developed to standardize the phonetic system for dictionaries. The English Phonetics Phonetic Alphabet is based on the International Phonetic Alphabet, and there are differences between some words in American English and British English.
English phonetics consist of 44 sounds, including 24 vowels (8 single vowels and 16 double vowels) along with 20 consonants.
Once you grasp English phonetics, you can read the alphabet as well as standard English.
Above, the article has provided you with the standard English alphabet and international phonetic alphabet. Hopefully, this article will help you quickly learn the English alphabet and standard pronunciations.