This content prepared by Md. Shah Alam will help Bangladeshi English Learners to know the 44 sounds very clearly.

1. Md. Shah Alam
Father: Md. Akbar Ali Mondal
Mother: Surzavan Khatun
Village: Khubjipur
P.S: Gurudaspur, Distict: Natore
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Let’s learn International Phonemic Alphabet.

2. Education & Profession
B.A Honours, B.Ed, M.A
Lecturer, Dept. English
Mukti Joddha Dr. Mohshin Ali College
Shikarpur, Gurudaspur, Natore.
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Md. Shah Alam

3. The 44 Sounds of English
In the English alphabet there are 26 letters, but these
letters produce 44 sounds. For this reason, one letter is
used to produce more than one sound. In order to know
the correct pronunciation certain symbols denoting
these sounds have been devised and standardized. By
learning these symbols you will be able to find the
correct pronunciation of any word in a standard
dictionary. These symbols will also help you to go
through the book with guidance for correct
pronunciation of words and conversations. These
sounds are classified into two types:

5. 1. /p/ ফা
as in Pin
2. /b/ বা
As in Ball
3. /t/ ঠা
As in Ten
4. /d/ ডা
As in Deer
24 Consonant Sounds-

6. 5. /k/ খা
As in Kite
6. /g/ গা
As in Girl
7. /f/ ফা
As in Fan
8. /v/ ভা
As in Van

7. 9. /s/ সা
As in Sofa
10. /z/ যা
As in Zip
11. /ʃ/ শা 12. /ʒ/ জ্বা
As in Ship As in Treasure

8. 13. /θ/ থা 14. /ð/ দা
15. /tʃ/ চা 16. /dʒ/ জা
As in Chair
As in This box
As in Teeth
As in jug

9. 17. /w/ ওয়া 18. /j/ ইয়া
19. /m/ মা 20. /n/ না
As in wall As in Yellow
As in NineAs in Monkey

10. 21. /ŋ/ ইং 22. /l/ লা
23. /r/ র 24. /h/ হা
As in Ring As in Lamp
As in Rose As in Hat

11. 20 vowel Sounds

12. 1. /i/ ই 2. /i:/ ঈ
3. /u/ উ 4. /u:/ ঊ
As in Sheep
As in Book As in Moon
As in Ship
20 Vowel Sounds-

13. 5. /ʌ/ আ 6. /a:/
8. /3:/ আ:7. /ə/ আ
As in Sun As in Car
As in Around As in Bird

14. 9. /ɒ/ অ 10. /ɔ:/ ও:
11. /e/ এ 12. /æ/ এ¨v
As in Pot As in Ball
As in Ten As in Cat

15. 13. /eɪ/ এই 14. /aɪ/ আই
15. /ɔɪ/ ওই 16. /əu/ অউ
As in Eight As in Kite
As in Toy
As in Go

16. 17. /ɪə/ ইআ 18. /eə/ এআ
19. /au/ আউ 20. /ʊə/ উআ
As in Tourist
As in Cair
As in Cow
As in Ear

17. এতক্ষণ আমরা ৪৪ সাউন্ডের সান্ডে পরররিত হলাম। এখন
আমরা সাউণ্ড রিন্ডে ওোর্ড এর উচ্চারণ ক ৌশল কিখ।।
এ টি শব্দ কনওো যা - Cow
Dictionary কত Cow এর উচ্চারণ কলখা আন্ডে
/kau/ অেডাৎ /k (খা)+ au (আউ)/= খাউ
Word
Go
উচ্চারণ
/gəu/
/g (গা)+ əu (অউ)/= গগৌ ( অউ= ‡ Š
)
র।িঃ িিঃ ানসানান্ট সাউন্ডের সান্ডে কয আ- ার োন্ড তা
উচ্চারন্ডনর সমে র।লুপ্ত হন্ডে যান্ড।।

18. Word
Around
উচ্চারণ
/əraund/
/ə (Av)+r(র)+au (আউ)+n(না)+ d
(ডা) /
= Avরাউন্ড
Word
Ago
উচ্চারণ
/əgəu /
/ə(আ)+ g(গা)+ əu (অউ)/= আগগৌ

19. Word
Open
উচ্চারণ
/əupən/
/ əu (অউ)+p(ফা)+ ə(আ)+n(না)/
= অউফান
Word
table
উচ্চারণ
/teɪbl/
/t(ঠা)+eɪ(এই)+b(বা)+l(লা) / = গেইবল
(ো+এই= গেই)

20. A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
ə kwɪk braʊn fɒks ʤʌmps ˈəʊvə ðə ˈleɪzi dɒg
Can you read the following sentence?

21. ðə heə wɒz wʌns ˈbəʊstɪŋ ɒv hɪz spiːd bɪˈfɔː ði ˈʌðər ˈænɪməlz. "aɪ
hæv ˈnevə jet biːn ˈbiːtn," sed hiː, "wen aɪ pʊt fɔːθ maɪ fʊl spiːd. aɪ
ˈʧælɪnʤ ˈeni wʌn hɪə tuː reɪs wɪð miː." ðə ˈtɔːtəs sed ˈkwaɪətli, "aɪ
əkˈsept jɔː ˈʧælɪnʤ." "ðæt ɪz ə gʊd ʤəʊk," sed ðə heə; "aɪ kʊd
dɑːns raʊnd juː ɔːl ðə weɪ." "kiːp jɔː ˈbəʊstɪŋ tɪl juːv
ˈbiːtn," ˈɑːnsəd ðə ˈtɔːtəs. "ʃæl wiː reɪs?"
səʊ ə kɔːs wɒz fɪkst ænd ə stɑːt wɒz meɪd. ðə heə ˈdɑːtɪd
ˈɔːlməʊst aʊt ɒv saɪt æt wʌns, bʌt suːn stɒpt ænd, tuː ʃəʊ hɪz
kənˈtempt fɔː ðə ˈtɔːtəs, leɪ daʊn tuː hæv ə næp. ðə ˈtɔːtəs ˈplɒdɪd
ɒn ænd ˈplɒdɪd ɒn, ænd wen ðə heər əˈwəʊk frɒm hɪz næp, hiː sɔː
ðə ˈtɔːtəs ʤʌst nɪə ðə ˈwɪnɪŋpəʊst ænd kʊd nɒt rʌn ʌp ɪn taɪm tuː
seɪv ðə reɪs. ðen sed ðə ˈtɔːtəs:
"sləʊ ænd ˈstedi wɪnz ðə reɪs."
Read The follow Story written in IPA.

22. The Hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals.
"I have never yet been beaten," said he, "when I put forth my full
speed. I challenge any one here to race with me." The Tortoise said
quietly, "I accept your challenge." "That is a good joke," said the
Hare; "I could dance round you all the way." "Keep your boasting
till you've beaten," answered the Tortoise. "Shall we race?"
So a course was fixed and a start was made. The Hare darted
almost out of sight at once, but soon stopped and, to show his
contempt for the Tortoise, lay down to have a nap. The Tortoise
plodded on and plodded on, and when the Hare awoke from his
nap, he saw the Tortoise just near the winning-post and could not
run up in time to save the race. Then said the Tortoise:
"Slow and steady wins the race."
Now read the following same story as you read in the
previous slide.

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