InternationalPhoneticAlphabetWhytolearn?IPAsymbolshelpyounoticesounds,noticethingsthatyouhavebeenpronouncingwronglyinthepast.Nativespeakerslearntopronouncethroughlistening.Non-nativespeakersneedolearntoNOTICEwhattolistenoutfor,sothatthesubsequentencounterscanreinforcetheacquisition.OrgansforPronunciationInternationalPhoneticAlphabetVowelspeatpitpetpatbeatbitbetbatVowelsabsurdoccurVowelscutcartbusbarVowelsputtooVowelspotportcotcourtVowelsTongueFrontCentralBackCloseMidOpen-midOpenVowelsInternationalPhoneticAlphabetConsonants-PlosiveBilabialAlveolarVelarVoiceless/p//t//k/Voiced/b//d//g/Consonants-NasalsBilabialAlveolarVelarVoiced/m//n///Consonants-fricativesLabio-dentalDental/inter-dentalAlveolarPost-alveolarGlottalVoice-lessfshVoicedvzConsonants-AffricatesAcombinationofaplosiveandafricativealveolarridge-------post-alveolarregion(Bothhavesomelip-rounding)Consonants–Lateral/l/Thetipoftonguetouchesthealveolarridgeandstaystherethroughtheproduction.Airisreleasedthroughthesidesofthetongue.clear/l/returningtoitsneutralpositioneg:late,lazy,legdark/l/thebackofthetongueisraised.eg:curl,cool,bullConsonants-/r//r/Thetipofthetonguecurlsbackwithouttouchingthebackpartofalveolarridge.(roundedlips)Consonants–Semi-vowels/j/-/i://w/-/u:/Consonants双唇唇齿齿间齿槽后齿槽上颚软腭声门爆破pbtdkg鼻音mn摩擦fvszh塞擦半wrj侧边l