ROMAN
PHONETIC ALPHABET:
TRANSCRIPTION
SYSTEM FOR ENGLISH
(Derived from the Basic Roman Spelling of English)
IPA |
BRS |
BRS/E |
RPA |
|
ɪ |
i |
i |
i |
|
e |
e |
e |
e |
|
æ |
a |
a |
’a, ,a |
|
ʊ |
u |
u |
u |
|
ʌ |
a |
a |
”a, ,,a |
|
ɒ |
o |
o |
o |
|
ə |
a |
a |
a |
|
i: |
iy |
iy |
iy |
|
ɑ: |
aa |
aa |
’aa, ,aa |
|
u: |
uu |
uu |
uu |
|
ɜ: |
aa |
aa |
aa, ”aa, ,,aa |
|
ɔ: |
oo |
oo |
oo |
|
eɪ |
ey |
ey |
ey |
|
aɪ |
ay |
ay |
ay |
|
ɔɪ |
oy |
oy |
oy |
|
ɪə |
ia |
ia |
ia |
|
eə |
ea |
ea |
ea |
|
oʊ |
ou |
ou |
ou |
|
aʊ |
au |
au |
au |
|
ʊə |
ua |
ua |
ua |
|
p |
p |
p |
p |
|
t |
t |
t |
t |
|
k |
k |
k |
k |
|
b |
b |
b |
b |
|
d |
d |
d |
d |
|
f |
f |
f |
f |
|
v |
v |
v |
v |
|
s |
s |
s |
s |
|
z |
z |
z |
z |
|
m |
m |
m |
m |
|
n |
n |
n |
n |
|
r |
r |
r |
r |
|
l |
l |
l |
l |
|
w |
u |
w |
w |
|
h |
h |
h |
h |
|
g |
g |
g |
g |
|
ts |
ts |
ts |
ts |
|
tʃ |
ch |
ch |
ch |
|
θ |
t |
th |
th |
|
ʃ |
sh |
sh |
sh |
|
x |
h |
h |
hh |
|
ŋ |
ng |
ng |
ng |
|
dʒ |
dzh |
j |
j |
|
ð |
d |
dh |
dh |
|
ʒ |
zh |
zh |
zh |
|
j |
y |
y |
y |
IPA = International Phonetic Alphabet for English
BRS = Basic Roman Spelling of English
BRS/E = Basic Roman Spelling / Extended
RPA = Roman Phonetic Alphabet for English
Primary stress is indicated by the mark ‘’’, respectively ‘”’ in the case
of /ʌ/ and /ɜ:/. Secondary
stress is shown by ‘,’ and ‘,,’ respectively.
Stress marks are placed before the syllable concerned, i.e. not
necessarily
next to the relevant vowel as shown in the table.
Dr. Lyubomir Ivanov