{"id":1970,"date":"2026-09-01T01:06:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T01:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ardian.id\/?p=1970"},"modified":"2026-09-01T01:11:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T01:11:26","slug":"pronunciation-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ardian.id\/?page_id=1970","title":{"rendered":"Pronunciation Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

This guide will help you to understand and use the pronunciation symbols found in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary and the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Academic English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Consonants<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n
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Vowels and diphthongs<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
p\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 pen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/pen\/<\/p>\n

b\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bad\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/b\u00e6d\/<\/p>\n

t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tea\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/ti\u02d0\/<\/p>\n

d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 did\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/d\u026ad\/<\/p>\n

k\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/k\u00e6t\/<\/p>\n

\u0261\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 get\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u0261et\/<\/p>\n

t\u0283\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 chain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/t\u0283e\u026an\/<\/p>\n

d\u0292\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 jam\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/d\u0292\u00e6m\/<\/p>\n

f\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fall\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/f\u0254\u02d0l\/<\/p>\n

v\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 van\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/v\u00e6n\/<\/p>\n

\u03b8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 thin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u03b8\u026an\/<\/p>\n

\u00f0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 this\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u00f0\u026as\/<\/p>\n

s\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 see\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/si\u02d0\/<\/p>\n

z\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 zoo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/zu\u02d0\/<\/p>\n

\u0283\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 shoe\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u0283u\u02d0\/<\/p>\n

\u0292\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 vision\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u02c8v\u026a\u0292n\/<\/p>\n

h\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/h\u00e6t\/<\/p>\n

m\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 man\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/m\u00e6n\/<\/p>\n

n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 now\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/na\u028a\/<\/p>\n

\u014b\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sing\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/s\u026a\u014b\/<\/p>\n

l\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 leg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/le\u0261\/<\/p>\n

r\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 red\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/red\/<\/p>\n

j\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/jes\/<\/p>\n

w\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wet\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/wet\/<\/td>\n

i\u02d0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 see\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/si\u02d0\/<\/p>\n

i\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 happy\u00a0 \/\u02c8h\u00e6pi\/<\/p>\n

\u026a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/s\u026at\/<\/p>\n

e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bed\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/bed\/<\/p>\n

\u00e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/k\u00e6t\/<\/p>\n

\u0251\u02d0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 father\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u02c8f\u0251\u02d0\u00f0\u0259(r)\/<\/p>\n

\u0252\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 got\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u0261\u0252t\/ (British English)<\/p>\n

\u0254\u02d0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 saw\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/s\u0254\u02d0\/<\/p>\n

\u028a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 put\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/p\u028at\/<\/p>\n

u\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 actual\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u02c8\u00e6kt\u0283u\u0259l\/<\/p>\n

u\u02d0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 too\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/tu\u02d0\/<\/p>\n

\u028c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cup\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/k\u028cp\/<\/p>\n

\u025c\u02d0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fur\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/f\u025c\u02d0(r)\/<\/p>\n

\u0259\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 about\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u0259\u02c8ba\u028at\/<\/p>\n

e\u026a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 say\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/se\u026a\/<\/p>\n

\u0259\u028a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 go\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u0261\u0259\u028a\/<\/p>\n

a\u026a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 my\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/ma\u026a\/<\/p>\n

\u0254\u026a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 boy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/b\u0254\u026a\/<\/p>\n

a\u028a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 now\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/na\u028a\/<\/p>\n

\u026a\u0259\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 near\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/n\u026a\u0259(r)\/ (British English)<\/p>\n

e\u0259\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hair\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/he\u0259(r)\/ (British English)<\/p>\n

\u028a\u0259\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 pure\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/pj\u028a\u0259(r)\/ (British English)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The symbol (r) indicates that British pronunciation will have \/r\/ only if a vowel sound follows directly at the beginning of the next word, as in far away; otherwise the \/r\/ is omitted. For American English, all the \/r\/ sounds should be pronounced.<\/p>\n

\/x\/ represents a fricative sound as in \/l\u0252x\/ for Scottish loch, Irish lough.<\/p>\n

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This guide will help you to understand and use the pronunciation symbols found in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary and the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Academic English. Consonants Vowels and diphthongs p\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 pen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/pen\/ b\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bad\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/b\u00e6d\/ t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tea\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/ti\u02d0\/ d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 did\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/d\u026ad\/ k\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/k\u00e6t\/ \u0261\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 get\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u0261et\/ t\u0283\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 chain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/t\u0283e\u026an\/ d\u0292\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 jam\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/d\u0292\u00e6m\/… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ardian.id\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1970"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ardian.id\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ardian.id\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ardian.id\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ardian.id\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1970"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ardian.id\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1974,"href":"https:\/\/ardian.id\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1970\/revisions\/1974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ardian.id\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}