🌐¿Qué es el IPA o Alfabeto Fonético Internacional?
Una de las preguntas que nuestros lectores nos hacen con más frecuencia últimamente, es acerca de la definición y del uso del Alfabeto Fonético Internacional (IPA) y que como siempre vamos a responder gustosamente. El IPA es un método que se caracteriza porque cada símbolo está vinculado con un sonido en particular.
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Al emplear IPA puedes pronunciar exactamente una palabra concreta en inglés, lo que ayuda a ir perfeccionando la pronunciación en este idioma y por consiguiente a sentirte más seguro al hablarlo ya sea que aprenda el inglés por cuenta propia o bien a través de un maestro en clase particular.
Alfabeto Fonético Internacional
Vocales cortas
IPA Symbol | Word examples |
| e | Went, intend, send, letter. |
| æ | Cat, hand, nap, flat, have. |
| ʌ | Fun, love, money, one, London, come. |
| ʊ | Put, look, should, cook, book, look. |
| ɒ | Rob, top, watch, squat, sausage. |
| ə | Alive, again, mother. |
Vocales largas
IPA Symbol | Word examples |
| i: | Need, beat, team. |
| ɜ: | Nurse, heard, third, turn. |
| ɔ: | Talk, law, bored, yawn, jaw. |
| u: | Few, boot, lose, gloomy, fruit, chew. |
| ɑ: | Fast, car, hard, bath. |
Vocales de diptongo
IPA Symbol | Word examples |
| ɪə | Near, ear, clear, tear, beer, fear |
| eə | Hair, there, care, stairs, pear |
| eɪ | Face, space, rain , case, eight |
| ɔɪ | Joy, employ, toy, coil, oyster. |
| aɪ | My, sight, pride, kind, flight |
| əʊ | No, don’t, stones, alone, hole |
| aʊ | Mouth, house, brown, cow, out |
Sonidos de consonantes: fricativos
IPA Symbol | Word examples |
| f | Full, Friday, fish, knife. |
| v | Vest, village, view, cave. |
| θ | Thought, think, Bath. |
| ð | There, those, brothers, others. |
| z | Zoo, crazy, lazy, zigzag, nose. |
| ʃ | Shirt, rush, shop, cash. |
| ʒ | Television, delusion, casual |
| h | High, help, hello. |
Sonidos de consonantes: oclusiva
IPA Symbol | Word examples |
| p | Pin, cap, purpose, pause. |
| b | Bag, bubble, build, robe. |
| t | Time, train, tow, late. |
| d | Door, day, drive, down, feed. |
| k | Cash, quick, cricket, sock. |
| g | Girl, green, grass, flag. |
Sonidos de consonantes: africados
IPA Symbol | Word examples |
| ʈʃ | Choose, cheese, church, watch. |
| dʒ | Joy, juggle, juice, stage |
Sonidos de consonantes: Nasales
IPA Symbol | Word examples |
| m | Room, mother, mad, more. |
| n | Now, nobody, knew, turn. |
| ŋ | King, thing, song, swimming. |
Sonidos de consonantes: aproximados
IPA Symbol | Word examples |
| r | Road, roses, river, ring, ride. |
| j | Yellow, usual, tune, yesterday, yard. |
| w | Wall, walk, wine, world. |
| l and ɫ | Law, lots, leap, long, pill, cold, chill, melt. |
Recursos gratuitos
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