| Place | Manner | Voiced /Unvoiced | IPA Symbol | Examples · Words · | Examples · IPA (EN-US) · |
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| Bilabial | Plosive |  | /p/ | pot hope please Poland | /pɑt/ /hoʊp/ /pliz/ /pɹɪnt/ /ˈpoʊ.lənd/ |
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| Bilabial | Plosive |  | /b/ | bone web blog broom Belgium | /ˈboʊn/ /wɛb/ /blɑɡ/ /bɹum/ /ˈbɛl.dʒəm/ |
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| Bilabial | Nasal | | /m/ | Moon Home calm arm Mexico | /mun/ /hoʊm/ /kɑlm/ /aɹm/ /ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/ |
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| Labiodental | Fricative | | /f/ | foot safe fly free France | /fʊt/ /seɪf/ /flaɪ/ /fɹi/ /fɹæns/ |
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| Labiodental | Fricative | | /v/ | vow cave silver carve Vietnam | /vaʊ/ /keɪv/ /ˈsɪl.vɚ/ /kɑɹv/ /vjɛʔˈnæm/ |
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| Dental | Fricative | | /θ/ | thing math throw monthly Ethiopia | /θɪŋ/ /mæθ/ /θɹoʊ/ /ˈmʌnθli/ /iθiˈoʊpi.ə/ |
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| Dental | Fricative | | /ð/ | they breathe nevertheless father Netherlands | /ðeɪ/ /bɹið/ /ˈnɛv.ɚ.ðə.lɛs/ /ˈfɑðɚ/ /ˈnɛð.ɚ.ləndz/ |
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| Alveolar | Plosive | | /t/ | ten note art trip Turkey | /tɛn/ /noʊt/ /ɑɹt/ /tɹɪp/ /ˈtɝ.ki/ |
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| Alveolar | Plosive | | /d/ | day sad card dry Denmark | /deɪ/ /sæd/ /kɑɹd/ /dɹaɪ/ /ˈdɛn.mɑɹk/ |
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| Alveolar | Nasal | | /n/ | knot can earn ilness Norway | /nɑt/ /kæn/ /ɝn/ /ˈɪl.nəs / /ˈnɔɹ.weɪ/ |
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| Alveolar | Flap | | /ɾ/ | body city better winter Guatemala | /ˈbɑ.ɾi/ /ˈsɪ.ɾi/ /ˈbɛ.ɾɚ/ /'wɪn.ɾɚ/ /ɡwɑ.ɾəˈmɑ.lə/ |
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| Alveolar | Fricative | | /s/ | Sun voice disrupt sleigh Syria | /sʌn/ /vɔɪs/ /dɪsˈrʌpt/ /sleɪ/ /ˈsɪɹ.i.ə/ |
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| Alveolar | Fricative | | /z/ | zoo files grizzly israeli Zambia | /zu/ /faɪlz/ /ˈɡɹɪz.li/ /ɪzˈɹeɪ.li/ /ˈzæm.bi.ə/ |
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| Alveolar | Approximant | | /ɹ/ | rat care barn yearly Russia | /ɹæt/ /kɛɹ/ /bɑɹn/ /ˈjɪəɹ.li/ /ˈɹʌ.ʃə/ |
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| Alveolar | Lateral approximant | | /l/ | lot file almost railroad Lebanon | /lɑt/ /faɪl/ /ˈɔl.moʊst/ /ˈɹeɪl.ɹoʊd/ /ˈlɛ.bə.nɑn/ |
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| Postalveolar | Fricative | | /ʃ/ | shy ash shrink freshly Croatia | /ʃaɪ/ /æʃ/ /ˈʃɹɪŋk/ /ˈfɹɛʃ.li/ /kɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃə/ |
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| Postalveolar | Fricative | | /ʒ/ | usual beige leisure version Malaysia | /ˈju.ʒu.əl/ /ˈbeɪʒ/ /ˈli.ʒɚ/ /ˈvɝ.ʒən/ /məˈleɪ.ʒə/ |
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| Palato-alveolar | Affricate | | /ʧ/ | cheese much achieve March China | /ʧiz/ /mʌʧ/ /əˈʧiv/ /mɑɹʧ/ /ˈʧaɪ.nə/ |
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| Palato-alveolar | Affricate | | /ʤ/ | gin angel urge algebra Japan | /ʤɪn/ /ˈeɪn.ʤəl/ /ɝʤ/ /ˈæl.ʤə.bɹə/ /ʤəˈpæn/ |
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| Palatal | Approximant | | /j/ | yet argue cure onion Yemen | /jɛt/ /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ /kjʊɹ/ /ˈʌn.jən/ /ˈjɛm.ən/ |
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| Velar | Plosive | | /k/ | call make club cry Korea | /kɔl/ /meɪk/ /klʌb/ /kɹaɪ/ /kəˈɹi.ə/ |
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| Velar | Plosive | | /ɡ/ | get big glad grey Greece | /ɡɛt/ /bɪɡ/ /ɡlæd/ /ɡɹeɪ/ /ɡɹiːs/ |
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| Velar | Nasal | | /ŋ/ | ring anger thanks wrong Mongolia | /ɹɪŋ/ /ˈæŋ.ɡɚ/ /θæŋks/ /ɹɔŋ/ /mɑŋˈɡoʊ.li.ə/ |
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| Glottal | Plosive | | /ʔ/ | uh-oh football background clipboard Latvia | /ˈʌʔ.oʊ/ /ˈfʊʔ.bɔl/ /ˈbæʔ.ɡɹaʊnd/ /ˈklɪʔ.bɔɹd/ /ˈlɑʔ.vi.ə/ |
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| Glottal | Fricative | | /h/ | who ahead mishandle unhappy Hungary | /hu/ /əˈhɛd/ /mɪsˈhæn.dl/ /ʌnˈhæp.i/ /ˈhʌŋ.ɡəɹ.i/ |
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| Labiovelar | Approximant | | /w/ | wow quit one work Wales | /waʊ/ /kwɪt/ /wʌn/ /wɝk/ /weɪlz/ |