The English Alphabet

The English alphabet - pronunciation and phonetic notation

A, a - (əɪ)

B, b - (bɪ)

C, c - (sɪ)

D, d - (dɪ)

E, e - (ɪ:)

F, f - (əf)

G, g - (dʒɪ)

H, h - (əɪtʃ)

I, i - (ɑɪ)

J, j - (dʒəɪ)

K, k - (kəɪ)

L, l - (əl)

M, m - (əm)

N, n - (ən)

O, o - (əou)

P, p - (pɪ)

Q, q - (kɪu)

R, r  - (ɑ:) (British pronunciation);
R, r - (ɑ:r) (American pronunciation)

S, s - (əs)

T, t - (tɪ:)

U, u - (ɪu)

V, v - (vɪ:)

W, w - (dʌbəlɪu)

X, x - (əks)

Y, y - (wɑɪ)

Z, z - (zəd) (British pronunciation);
Z, z  - (zɪ:) (American pronunciation)


* Note: It's a frequent habit among the English/Americans to spell the double sounds not by voicing the same letter two times over (e.g.. oo in  "moon", nn in  "nanny", ll - in "mill", etc.). Instead they use the form denoting doubling ("double") of a given sound (double o - "moon", double n - "nanny", double l - "mill").

At the same time it should be noted and not to confuse the word of "double" with the pronunciation of the letter of W.

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