A guide to English pronunciation
 Sounds of English
1. /b/
2. /d/
3. /f/
4. /g/
5. /h/
6. /k/
7. /l/
8. /m/
9. /n/
10. /p/
11. /ɹ/
12. /s/
13. /t/
14. /v/
15. /w/
16. /j/
17. /z/
18. /θ/
19. /ð/
20. /ʃ/
21. /ʒ/
22. /ʧ/
23. /ʤ/
24. /ŋ/
25. /i/
26. /ɪ/
27. /eɪ/
28. /ɛ/
29. /æ/
30. /ɑ/
31. /ə/
32. /ɔ/
33. /oʊ/
34. /ʊ/
35. /u/
36. /ɚ/
37. /aɪ/
38. /aʊ/
39. /oɪ/
40. /iɚ/
41. /ɛɚ/
42. /ɑɚ/
43. /ɔɚ/
44. /ʊɚ/
45. /aɪɚ/
46. /aʊɚ/

The English vowel /iɚ/ Includes sound files!

For non-native speakers it is better to pronounce the /ɚ/ wherever it occurs. It is considered more "correct" to pronounce your 'r's'.'. The most common writing patterns of /iɚ/ are: 'ear', 'eer', 'ier'.
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The German flag  Sounds 1: 'ear'

/ˈfiɚ/
(miedo)
   
/ˈniɚ/
(cerca)

/ˈbiɚd/
(barba)		   
/ˈdiɚ/
(querido)
The German flag  Sounds 2: 'eer'

/ˈbiɚ/
(cerveza)
   
/ˈʧiɚ/
(ovación)

/ˈkwiɚ/
(maricón)		   
/ˈdiɚ/
(venado)
The German flag  Sounds 3: 'ier'

/ˈpiɚ/
(muelle)
   
/kæˈʃiɚ/
(cajero)
The German flag  Sounds 4: Otros

/ˈhiɚ/
(aquí)
   
/sɪnˈsiɚ/
(sincero)

/ˈwiɚd/
(raro)		   


Weiter! The English vowel /ɛɚ/


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