IPA memorization (consonants and vowels)

p

voiceless bilabial stop

b

voiced bilabial stop

m

voiced bilabial nasal

w

voiced bilabial/velar approximant

f

voiceless labiodental fricative

v

voiced labiodental fricative

θ

voiceless dental fricative

ð

voiced dental fricative

n

voiced alveolar nasal

t

voiceless alveolar stop

d

voiced alveolar stop

s

voiceless alveolar fricative

z

voiced alveolar fricative

ɹ

voiced alveolar approximant

l

voiced alveolar lateral approximant

ʃ

voiceless postalveolar fricative

ʒ

voiced postalveolar fricative

ʧ

voiceless postalveolar affricate

ʤ

voiced postalveolar affricate

j

voiced palatal approximant

k

voiceless velar stop

g

voiced velar stop

ŋ

voiced velar nasal

h

voiceless glottal fricative

[i]

high front unrounded tense

[ɪ]

high front unrounded lax

[eɪ]

mid front unrounded tense

[ɛ]

mid front unrounded lax

[æ]

low front unrounded lax

[ə]

mid central unrounded lax (for unstressed positions)

[ʌ]

mid central unrounded lax (for stressed positions)

[ɑ]

low back unrounded tense

[oʊ]

mid back rounded tense

[ʊ]

high back rounded lax

[u]

high back rounded tense