C o n s o n a n t s
The following table displays and describes the different IPA consonants. Click on a symbol to hear an audio clip. (Note: The audio clips may not play well in the media bar of Internet Explorer. Use another player or download the links to disk.)
Consonant Description Example
stop-plosive consonant, unvoiced as in pet
stop-plosive consonant, voiced as in bet
stop-plosive consonant, unvoiced as in ten
stop-plosive consonant, voiced as in den
stop-plosive consonant, unvoiced as in kit
stop-plosive consonant, voiced as in give
nasal consonant as in me
nasal consonant as in neat
nasal consonant (eng) as in hung
fricative consonant, unvoiced as in feet
fricative consonant, voiced as in vain
fricative consonant, unvoiced as in think
fricative consonant, voiced as in then
fricative consonant, unvoiced as in sea
fricative consonant, voiced as in zip
fricative consonant, unvoiced (esh) as in she
fricative consonant, voiced as in azure
fricative consonant, unvoiced as in heat
lateral consonant as in lift
glide as in rose
glide (yot) as in yes
glide, voiced as in were
glide, unvoiced as in when
combination consonant, unvoiced as in chill
combination consonant, voiced as in jet