User:Mglovesfun/Leeds IPA
- Note, IPA refers to International Phonetic Alphabet, not India pale ale, which you can also find in Leeds.
H
edit- 'H' is sometimes pronounced at the start of the word, sometimes not
- hurt (/hɜːt/ or /ɜːt/)
R
edit- Like the letter 't', the letter 'r' is often omitted at the end of a word
- butter (/ˈbʌʔ.ə/)
- Often omitted after a vowel sound before a consonant sound
- cart (/kɑːʔ/), note the final 't' is also missing here, see above
- Not usually omitted when separating vowel sounds
- keyring (/ˈkiːˌɹɪŋ/)
- Not omitted in as the first letter of a word
- rack (/ɹæk/)
- Not omitted in combinations such as -cr-, -dr-, -fr-, -gr-, -pr-, -tr-, -vr- and -wr-
T
editThe letter 't' is pronounced as a glottal stop in many situations. It is however pronounced /t/ in the following situations:
- As the first letter of a word:
- tip (/tɪp/)
- In the combinations -st- and -tr-:
- In many instances between two syllables, especially between two vowel sounds
However
Y
edit- 'Y' at the end of a word is pronounced /ɪ/ rather than /i/
- merry (/ˈmɛ.ɹɪ/)
Other
editIn the phrase be right (“it will be alright”), right is pronounced /ɹeɪt/ to rhyme with rate. The phrase as a whole is pronounced /bɪˈɹeɪt/, as berate.