International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

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IPA


The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.[1] The IPA is used by lexicographers, foreign language students and teachers, linguists, speech-language pathologists, singers, actors, constructed language creators and translators. (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet)

Here is a video of me pronouncing some words using the IPA




 This is an example of text transcripted to IPA:

Which means: You have looked far and wide that you have missed the signs. Ignored the very thing you've been waiting for.
And That's It! I'll see you next time!








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