How to pronounce the letter y. English alphabet with pronunciation. English alphabet with pronunciation and transcription

Greetings, my dear readers.

Today we continue to talk about how to learn how to read correctly, so the topic of today's article is the transcription of English letters.

We have already got acquainted with the concept and dealt with the pronunciation of sounds in English. Today we will figure out exactly how they are pronounced in various combinations.

I have a clear table for you. It contains the letters of the English alphabet with transcription, Russian analogue letters and my notes, so that you can immediately put the correct pronunciation. I also added examples of words with studied sounds and their translation.

What else can be found on the blog:

1. with letters and transcription (you can study them online, download, print and work with them);
2. for children I have a complete .

Let `s start?

Features of English transcription:

• it is always enclosed in square brackets. I can't say exactly where it came from, but I think it's just worth taking it for granted;
• to understand where the stress is, the transcription uses the sign [‘] before the stressed syllable;
• It is important to remember that transcription is about the sound, not the spelling of words. Sometimes the spelling can be 90% different from what we pronounce;
• to show that the sound is long - we use a colon.

In general, I wrote about English transcription - please!

Letters of the English alphabet and their transcription in Russian and English:

But you know what is the most interesting thing about English?

If different letters are combined, they are pronounced differently!

That's why I prepared for you

Examples of English letter combinations in Russian and English:

I know this table looks huge now. Surely you think that remembering all this is unrealistic. I'll tell you this: at a certain point, when you have enough, you won't even pay attention to these combinations. Your brain will learn to quickly remember how these letters sound. Moreover, even when you come across a word that is completely unfamiliar to you, you will be able to read it correctly. The only question is the amount of practice on your part.

How to memorize combinations of letters?

1. Use cards. Visual perception is better developed in most people.
2. Read. Pay attention to letter combinations when or just texts.
3. Don't get hung up. It is not necessary to immediately memorize these combinations and only then go directly to English. Learn as you go!
4. Buy paper or download a good e-book in order to quickly learn to recognize combinations and pronounce them correctly. Even if you need it - an adult - do not hesitate to take books for children - it is there that everything is chewed in detail and not without interest.

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Learn more about what dash, colon, parentheses, and other symbols mean.

You can see another version of the English transcription and, if necessary, print or copy for editing in Microsoft Word
English transcription

Pronunciation of English sounds.

Pronunciation of English vowels.

The pronunciation of English sounds is represented by Russian letters, you should understand that it is not possible to convey the correct English pronunciation using the Russian alphabet.

• ɑː long, deep a
• ʌ short vowel a, as in the Russian word to run.
• ɒ = ɔ - short, open about
• ɔː - long o
• зː - long vowel ё, as in the Russian word hedgehog.
• æ - open e
• e - like e in the word these
• ə - unclear unstressed sound, similar to e
• iː - long and
• ɪ - short, open and
• ʊ \u003d u - short u, pronounced with a slight rounding of the lips.
• uː - long y pronounced without much rounding of the lips.

Two-vowel sounds

Pronunciation of English consonants.

• p - p
• b - b
• m - m
• f - f
• v - in
• s - with
• z - z
• t - resembles a Russian sound tpronounced with the tongue positioned at the gums.
• d - resembles a Russian sound dpronounced with the tongue positioned at the gums.
• n - resembles a Russian sound npronounced with the tongue positioned at the gums.
• l - resembles a Russian sound l, pronounced with the tongue positioned at the gums.
• r is a very hard sound pronounced without vibration of the tongue. Corresponds to the sound p in the word lot
• ʃ - soft Russian sh
• ʒ - soft Russian zh, as in the word yeast.
• tʃ- h
• ʤ - similar to the Russian sound j (voiced h)
• k - k
• h - breath, reminiscent of a weakly pronounced sound x
• ju - long yu in the word southern
• je - the sound e in the word spruce
• jɔ - sound ё in the word Christmas tree
• jʌ - sound i in the word pit
• j - resembles the Russian sound й before vowels. Occurs in combination with vowels.

English consonants that do not have approximate equivalents in Russianː

• w - formed with rounded lips (as in a whistle). It looks like a sound delivered with only lips. In translation, it is denoted by letters in or y ː W illiams - Williams, Williams.
• ƞ - Open your mouth and say n without closing your mouth.
• ɵ - Move the slightly flattened tip of the tongue between the teeth and pronounce Russian with
• ð - Push the slightly flattened tip of the tongue between the teeth and say Russian

English alphabet is the foundation of the English language. If you are just starting to learn English, then the first thing you need to do is learn the English alphabet ( english alphabet), which consists of only 26 letters. Moreover, it has only 5 letters for vowels, and 21 letters for consonants.

English alphabet with transcription and spelling with pronunciation for beginners with translation into Russian.

Vowels include the letters A, E, I, O, U;
to consonants - B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z.

Note: The letter Y is also sometimes treated as a vowel.

The history of the English alphabet is very interesting. English writing appeared already in the 5th century AD. And initially, special Anglo-Saxon runes were used for recording, which were not easy to write. In connection with the arrival of Christian missionaries from the 7th century, the runes were gradually replaced by Latin letters. Also, everyone knows the special pronunciation of English letters, and therefore special transcription characters are required.
For beginners, the English alphabet with translation into Russian will be very useful.

In the table you can see both the English version of the transcription and the translation of this transcription into Russian.

We bring to your attention the alphabet of the English language with transcription and Russian pronunciation:

English alphabet for children.

You can also see below the English alphabet in pictures:

English alphabet in words.

Words for each letter of the English alphabet:

a - alphabet, abc
b - backward
c - city
d - day
e-English
f-foreign
g - German
h-help
i - international
j - joke
k - kid, key
l - letter, latin
m - mother
n - number
o - order
p-pony
q-quiz
r - rhyme
s - song, sound
t - train, test
u - unit
v-video
w - work
x-xenon
y - youtube, you
z-zoo

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The study of any language should begin with getting to know its basics or phonetic units - letters that are organized into a single system called the alphabet.

To date, there are 65 alphabets in the world, one of the most famous and popular is English.

History of the alphabet

The history of the English alphabet dates back to the 5th century. BC. It was to this time that the origin of writing in the territory of modern Great Britain dates back. Then, ancient Anglo-Saxon runes were used to designate letters and write words.

As in many ancient alphabets, one rune could denote both a single sound and a whole word (by analogy with the Old Slavonic letters-words “az”, “verb”, “good”, etc.). With the advent of Christianity, the runes were transformed into the Latin alphabet, which changed over the course of several centuries and finally acquired the form that we are used to today.

Composition of the English alphabet

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet: 6 of them are vowels and 20 are consonants.

As in the Russian language, in the English alphabet the letters have independent names that do not coincide with the sounds that these letters represent. The names of the letters are learned in the case when it is required to clearly pronounce, for example, a name, an address, or something that may be incorrectly perceived by ear and therefore incorrectly recorded.

Unlike the Russian language, in English there are general ones that determine the way a particular letter is pronounced in a particular word. Because of this, the same, for example, vowel "a" can be read in two versions: and [æ]. Combining it with other letters gives about 5 more possible options.

Because of this, there are much more sounds in English than letters: 44 in total, of which 20 are vowels and 24 are consonants. Moreover, these sounds are formed both due to the rules of reading, and combinations of various letters.

English alphabet table with translation

This alphabet can be downloaded, printed and shown to your baby, you can also watch various educational cartoons.

The frequency of occurrence of letters of the English alphabet

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diphthongs

Finally, there are stable letter combinations that are pronounced like (complex compound vowel):

Please note that the same sound (for example, [ͻ:] or [ə:]) can be expressed by different letters or their combinations.

Consonants of the English alphabet

There are 20 consonants in the English alphabet and 24 consonants. The English are characterized by the use of predominantly hard sounds, i.e. they do not have the usual pairs p - p ', m - m ', etc..

Below is the consonant sounds:

Digraphs

Often English consonants form combinations, which, nevertheless, are expressed by one sound. Such combinations are called digraphs.

The most common English digraphs are:

Digraph	Pronunciation	Example
	[ð] – deaf s [θ] – semi-whistling with Both sounds are pronounced through the teeth, resting against them with the tongue.	Those, thus, further, brother
		Thin, tooth, path, thick
ch	–h [ʃ] – sh’ (more often in words of foreign origin) [k]- to (in loanwords)	Chair, choose, march Psychology, chemistry, architect
sh	[ʃ] — w '(average between w and u)	Shelf, sheep, push
ng	[ŋ] — n' (a little on the nose)	King, hiking, sang
ph	[f] - f	Photographie, sphinx, phosphorus
kn	[n] - n (the sound "k" is not pronounced at the beginning of the word) and nursery rhymes in a foreign language, short and, the use of visual teaching aids, constant interactive collaboration. For children, it is necessary to include game techniques for memorizing material and use a variety of game aids (sound alphabets, talking books, etc.). At the very first lessons of a foreign language, students are offered. This is important not only because the alphabet is the main one of any language. Knowing it by heart also has an applied value: when working with a dictionary, you need to quickly find words with the desired letter. Ignorance of the order of the letters in the alphabet will bring chaos to the work with the dictionary and significantly increase the time to find the right word. Not to mention the need to write down something by ear that spells out. So you need to know the alphabet by heart. Here are a few tricks that will help you quickly and firmly remember the order and names of the letters:

The English alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet and consists of 26 letters. Of these, 6 vowels: A, E, I, O, U, Y.
20 consonants: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Z

The letter "Y" can represent both a vowel and a consonant. In combination with a vowel, the pronunciation is very close to Russian [y] and denotes the sounds [ j ] or [ y ]

yellow, yes, you, yard, young, yoga, yogurt
day, they, boy, toy, buy, eye

Forming syllables and being paired with a consonant, the letter "Y" conveys the vowel sound [ i ]

baby, mystery, system, funny

and sound [ ai ] in words

my, cry, analyze, cycle, sky, reply

In the alphabet, each letter has its own sound name, i.e. alphabetical reading.

Transcription marks are used to convey sounds in writing. Each sign corresponds to only one sound inherent in it. Transcription signs are written in square brackets: for example, the letter A is its alphabetic name (sound) - [ ei ].

In the alphabet, letters are read unambiguously, one letter - one sound.

The letters Z and R are read differently in the British and American versions.
The British version of Z - (zed), the American version of Z - (zi).
British version R - (a), American version R - (ap).

Knowledge of the English alphabet is also necessary due to the discrepancy between the pronunciation of words and their spelling. Therefore, you may often be asked to spell a word - Can you spell that, please?

English alphabet with pronunciation and transcription

* In the column " Pronunciation"given in Russian letters is the approximate sound of the names of the letters. And in the column" Transcription" given a more accurate pronunciation using phonetic transcription.