Why do we need the IPA?

So I have written several activities now about the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and some of you might wonder: What is so important about the... read more

Introduction to the IPA: Effects on Sounds

 There are a lot of other symbols in the IPA.  The clicks used in some African... read more

Introduction to the IPA: The Consonants Not in English

 So we have seen some of the Vowels of other languages, now let's explore some of... read more

Introduction to the IPA: The Vowels Not in English

Now, We went through all the vowels in English, but what about the ones not on... read more

Introduction to the IPA: Vowels: The Sounds of English

This is the official IPA chart for the Vowels.  I don't exactly subscribe to it the... read more

Introduction to the IPA: Consonants: The Sounds of English

Remember figure b:

Now that we have voicing out of the way, we can start the sounds of the... read more

Introduction to the IPA: Consonants: Voicing and Introduction.

Ever have a hard time pronouncing something in the language you are learning?  Well, this will help you.  Remember to go through it slowly, and... read more