This web page is for people interested in learning the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols. This is a useful skill for learners and teachers of English who may want to check the pronunciation of a word in a dictionary.

Here is an interactive phonetic chart, you can hear the sounds and words for every sound.

And you can also download the British Council phonetic chart to your computer (you need flash player to make it work). With this phonetic chart you can compare sounds and also listen to three examples for every sound.