How to pronounce ourselves in Australian English

aʊ

ə

s

ˈ

ɛ

l

v

z

aʊ

from open front unrounded to near-close near-back rounded diphthong

a

open front unrounded vowel

vowel

IPA Name lower-case a

IPA Desc. open front unrounded vowel

IPA # 304

Unicode Hex 0061

ʊ

near-close near-back rounded vowel

vowel

IPA Name upsilon

IPA Desc. near-close near-back rounded vowel

IPA # 321

Unicode Hex 028A

ə

mid central unrounded vowel

+30

ə

mid central unrounded vowel

vowel

IPA Name schwa

IPA Desc. mid central vowel

IPA # 322

Unicode Hex 0259

s

voiceless alveolar sibilant fricative consonant

+69

s

voiceless alveolar fricative

consonant

IPA Name lower-case s

IPA Desc. voiceless alveolar fricative

IPA # 132

Unicode Hex 0073

ˈ

primary stress

ˈ

vertical stroke (superior)

IPA Name vertical stroke (superior)

IPA Desc. primary stress

IPA # 501

Unicode Hex 02C8

ɛ

open-mid front unrounded vowel

+53

ɛ

open-mid front unrounded vowel

vowel

IPA Name epsilon

IPA Desc. open-mid front unrounded vowel

IPA # 303

Unicode Hex 025B

l

voiced alveolar lateral approximant consonant

+73

l

alveolar lateral approximant

consonant

IPA Name lower-case l

IPA Desc. voiced dental or alveolar lateral approximant

IPA # 155

Unicode Hex 006C

v

voiced labio-dental fricative consonant

+45

v

voiced labiodental fricative

consonant

IPA Name lower-case v

IPA Desc. voiced labiodental fricative

IPA # 129

Unicode Hex 0076

z

voiced alveolar sibilant fricative consonant

+39

z

voiced alveolar fricative

consonant

IPA Name lower-case z

IPA Desc. voiced alveolar fricative

IPA # 133

Unicode Hex 007A

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How to pronounce ourselves in Australian English

IPA Phonetic Alphabet Transcription