This list is based on the SAMPA for American
English page. For more information on phonetic transcription with
SpeechMania, see the Phonetic Transcription Guidelines manual.
| Symbol | (SAMPA) | Example word | Transcription | (in SAMPA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | (p) | pin | pIn | (pIn) |
| b | (b) | bin | bIn | (bIn) |
| t | (t) | tin | tIn | (tIn) |
| d | (d) | din | dIn | (dIn) |
| k | (k) | kin | kIn | (kIn) |
| G | (g) | give | GIv | (gIv) |
| tS | (tS) | chin | tSIn | (tSIn) |
| dZ | (dZ) | gin | dZIn | (dZIn) |
| f | (f) | fin | fIn | (fIn) |
| v | (v) | vim | vIm | (vIm) |
| t | (T) | thin | tIn | (TIn) |
| d | (D) | this | dIs | (DIs) |
| s | (s) | sin | sIn | (sIn) |
| z | (z) | zing | zIN | (zIN) |
| S | (S) | shin | SIn | (SIn) |
| S | (Z) | measure | mES@ | ("mEZ@`) |
| h | (h) | hit | hIt | (hIt) |
| m | (m) | mock | mAk | (mAk) |
| n | (n) | knock | nAk | (nAk) |
| N | (N) | thing | tIN | (TIN) |
| r | (r) | wrong | rON | (rON) |
| l | (l) | long | lON | (lON) |
| w | (w) | wasp | wAsp | (wAsp) |
| j | (j) | yacht | jAt | (jAt) |
| Symbol | (SAMPA) | Example word | Transcription | (in SAMPA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | (I) | pit | pIt | (pIt) |
| E | (E) | pet | pEt | (pEt) |
| A | ({) | pat | pAt | (p{t) |
| A | (A) | pot | pAt | (pAt) |
| A/Y | (V) | cut | kAt/kYt | (kVt) |
| u | (U) | put | put | (pUt) |
| i | (i) | ease | iz | (iz) |
| e: | (e) | raise | re:z | (rez) |
| u | (u) | lose | luz | (luz) |
| o: | (o) | nose | no:z | (noz) |
| O | (O) | cause | kOz | (kOz) |
| a:I | (aI) | rise | ra:Iz | (raIz) |
| OI | (OI) | noise | nOIz | (nOIz) |
| Au | (aU) | rouse | rAuz | (raUz) |
| Yr | (3`) | furs | fYrz | (f3`z) |
| @ | (@) | allow | @laU | (@"laU) |
| @ | (@`) | corner | kOrn@ | ("kOrn@`) |
NOTE:The first column in the table is the Dutch SpeechMania "dialect" and it is what you can use. The second column, between parenthesis, is the official Sampa for American English symbol for the phonemes. You should not use this notation in SpeechMania as it uses a different notation and the recognizer only knows Dutch phonemes anyway. The third column is an example in plain American English; the fourth and fifth columns are the phonetic translations in SpeechMania dialect and SAMPA, respectively.