A
consonant is a sound in spoken language that is characterized by a
closure or stricture of the vocal tract sufficient to cause audible
turbulence. The word consonant comes from Latin and means "sounding
with" or "sounding together", the idea being that consonants don't sound
on their own, but only occur with a nearby vowel. Consonants may be
voiced or unvoiced (voiceless). The 'th' in 'the' is voiced, but in
'breath' is not. (wikipedia)
/p/ | pencil /ˈpɛns(ə)l/
/b/ | buy /bʌI/
/t/ | tap /tap/
/d/ | dark /dɑ:k/
/k/ | kick /kIk/
/g/ | good /gʊd/
/m/ | mail /meIl/
/n/ | name /neIm/
/ɳ/ | thing /θIŋ/
/f/ | funny /ˈfʌni/
/v/ | very /ˈvɛri/
/θ/ | thing /θIŋ/ | thick /θIk/
/ð/ | with /wIð/ | them /ðɛm, ðəm/
/s/ | sun /sʌn/
/z/ | zoom /zu:m/
/ʃ/ | shop /ʃɒp/
/ʒ/ | measure /ˈmɛʒə/
/h/ | house /haʊs/
/tʃ/ | chin /tʃɪn/
/dʒ/ | jar /dʒɑ:/
/r/ | red /rɛd/
/l/ | lunch /lʌn(t)ʃ/
/j/-> y | young /jʌŋ/ | you /ju:/
/w/ | white /wʌɪt/
voiced: b, d, g, dʒ, v, ð, z, ʒ, m, n, ɳ, i, r, w, j
unvoiced: p, t, k, tʃ, f, h, θ, s, ʃ
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