Pronunciation Key
Kirshenbaum ASCII IPA was devised to represent English sounds with only the ASCII characters.
a = a ah :: A = a father :: & = a hand :: @ = schwa :: e = e eight :: E = e edit :: i = i elite :: I = i hill :: o = o oldstyle :: O = o thought (NYC) :: u = u you :: U = u pull :: V = u upper :: y = ü müde (DE) :: Y = ö schön (DE) ::
g = g gain :: j = j ja (DE) :: S = sh ship :: Z = zh azure :: tS = ch chin :: dZ = j jug :: T = th thin :: D = th that :: * = t butter (AmE) :: ? = glottal stop :: N = ng thing :: c = ch ich (DE) :: x = ch doch (DE) ::