Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings
Vowels
| iː | see | ɪ | sit | e / ɛ | bed | æ | cat |
| ɑː | father | ɒ | hot (UK) | ɔː | law | ʊ | put |
| uː | too | ʌ | cup | ɜː | bird | ə | about |
| eɪ | day | aɪ | my | ɔɪ | boy | aʊ | now |
| əʊ / oʊ | go (UK / US) | ɪə | near | eə | hair | ʊə | tour |
Consonants that look unusual
| θ | thin | ð | this | ʃ | she | ʒ | measure |
| tʃ | church | dʒ | judge | ŋ | sing | j | yes |
p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.
Marks
- ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
- ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)
Common word endings
- -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
- -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
- -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
- Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
- Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.
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Results for “Pai”
- paid adjectiveNot free of charge; costing money.
- pail nounA vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or…
- pain noun, verb, proper noun(countable and uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of f…
- pair noun, verb, proper nounTwo alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
- Paige proper nounA southern English surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Page.
- paine proper nounAn English surname, of Norman derivation, meaning someone who lived outside of a city (see Latin pagus).
- pains nounTrouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful effort.
- paint noun, verb, proper nounA substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to wh…
- paisa nounA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian, Nepalese, or Pakistani rupee.
- paigle noun(obsolete) cowslip
- pained adjectiveIn pain, especially in an emotional sense.
- paired adjectiveThat occurs as a pair.
- Paiute noun(anthropology) Any member of two related groups of North American aboriginal peoples: the Northern Paiute of California, Nevada, and Oregon…
- paid-up adjectiveFully paid (for).
- pailful nounThe amount that fills, or would fill, a pail.
- painful adjectiveCausing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
- painted adjectiveCoated with paint.
- painter noun, proper nounAn artist who paints pictures.
- pairing nounThe combination or union of two things.
- paisley noun, adjective, proper nounA motif of a swirling droplet.
- painless adjectiveFree from pain; without pain or trouble.
- paintbox nounA box used to hold an artist's paints.
- painting noun(countable) An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
- pair off verb(intransitive) To separate into groups of two.
- paiwanic nouna Formosan language
- paillasse noun(chiefly UK) An under bed or mattress of straw.
- pain-free adjectiveWithout pain, free of pain.
- painfully adverbIn a painful manner; as if in pain.
- paintable adjectiveThat can be painted; to which a coating of paint can be applied.
- paintball noun, verb(uncountable) A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye.
- painterly adjectiveCharacteristic of a painter or paintings.
- painkiller noun(pharmacology) A drug that numbs the pain in the body.
- painlessly adverbIn a painless manner.
- paintbrush nounA thin brush for applying paint.
- painfulness nounThe state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.
- painstaking adjective, nounCarefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure.
- painstakingly adverbIn a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.
- pair of tongs nounA tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in…
- pain threshold nounThe minimum intensity or duration of a sensory stimulus applied to a living being at which it becomes considered painful.
- painted beauty nounBatesia hypochlora, a colourful American butterfly.
- Painted Desert proper nounA United States region of badlands in the Four Corners area, running from near the east end of Grand Canyon National Park and southeast int…
- painted turtle nounA common American freshwater turtle (Chrysemys picta), with red, orange and yellow markings.
- pair of pliers nounA pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.
- pain in the ass noun(idiomatic, slang, vulgar, Canada, US) Something or someone that causes discomfort, frustration, or annoyance.
- painstakingness nounThe state or characteristic of being painstaking; the giving of careful attention to details.
- painter's colic noun(archaic) Synonym of lead poisoning, particularly as an occupational hazard of residential and industrial painting.
- pair of pincers nounA gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
- pair production noun(physics) The simultaneous creation of a particle and its antiparticle.
- pain in the neck noun(idiomatic, slang) Someone or something which is annoying, irritating or inconvenient.
- pair of scissors nounA tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide acro…