BASIC
ROMAN SPELLING OF ENGLISH
Vowels (including diphthongs) |
Consonants |
a as in ask; but also hat; hut; ago, open aa farm; firm au out ay white e red ea air ey way i in iy feel ia dear o on; bother oo port ou know; no oy toy u look, you; will, why uu mood; wood ua tour |
b best ch cheer d do; this dzh joy f fix g green h home; why; loch (Scottish) k kiss; loch (English) l like m me n name ng sing p peak r river; write; also farm, river in rhotic dialectss sea sh ship t top; think ts tsar v view y you; million z zoo zh vision |
Extended version of the system with:
‘j’ as in joy
‘th’ as
in think
‘dh’ as in this
‘w’ as in will, why, wood
IPA
TABLE
IPA |
BRS |
BRS/E |
|
ɪ |
i |
i |
|
e |
e |
e |
|
æ |
a |
a |
|
ʊ |
u |
u |
|
ʌ |
a |
a |
|
ɒ |
o |
o |
|
ə |
a |
a |
|
i: |
iy |
iy |
|
ɑ: |
aa |
aa |
|
u: |
uu |
uu |
|
ɜ: |
aa |
aa |
|
ɔ: |
oo |
oo |
|
eɪ |
ey |
ey |
|
aɪ |
ay |
ay |
|
ɔɪ |
oy |
oy |
|
ɪə |
ia |
ia |
|
eə |
ea |
ea |
|
oʊ |
ou |
ou |
|
aʊ |
au |
au |
|
ʊə |
ua |
ua |
|
p |
p |
p |
|
t |
t |
t |
|
k |
k |
k |
|
b |
b |
b |
|
d |
d |
d |
|
f |
f |
f |
|
v |
v |
v |
|
s |
s |
s |
|
z |
z |
z |
|
m |
m |
m |
|
n |
n |
n |
|
r |
r |
r |
|
l |
l |
l |
|
w |
u |
w |
|
h |
h |
h |
|
g |
g |
g |
|
ts |
ts |
ts |
|
tʃ |
ch |
ch |
|
θ |
t |
th |
|
ʃ |
sh |
sh |
|
x |
h |
h |
|
ŋ |
ng |
ng |
|
dʒ |
dzh |
j |
|
ð |
d |
dh |
|
ʒ |
zh |
zh |
|
j |
y |
y |
IPA = International
Phonetic Alphabet for English
BRS = Basic Roman Spelling
of English
BRS/E = Basic Roman
Spelling / Extended
Designed by Dr. Lyubomir Ivanov
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Tirana & Varna
July-August 2002