I.P.A.

International Phonetic Alphabet =

  

The letter I is really a problem for us, Brazilian people...

Well,
/sɪt/    SIT               ≠        SEAT        /siːt/

/ʃɪp/   SHIP            ≠        SHEEP      /ʃiːp/

/bɪtʃ/  BITCH         ≠        BEACH    /biːtʃ/

/ðɪs/   THIS*          ≠        THESE       /ðiːz/  

/sɪt/



* in this case, there's also a S/Z difference





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VOWELS

ɪ	kit, bid, hymn, minute
e	dress, bed, head, many
æ	trap, bad
ɒ	lot, odd, wash
ʌ	strut, mud, love, blood
ʊ	foot, good, put
iː	fleece, sea, machine
eɪ	face, day, break
aɪ	price, high, try
ɔɪ	choice, boy

uː	goose, two, blue, group
əʊ	goat, show, no
aʊ	mouth, now
ɪə	near, here, weary
eə	square. fair, various
ɑː	start, father
ɔː	thought, law, north, war
ʊə	poor, jury, cure
ɜː	nurse, stir, learn, refer
ə	about, common, standard
i	happy, radiate. glorious
u	thank you, influence, situation

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