AV Phonetics

HKBU Apps Resource Centre

About this app

To be able to read and provide accurate transcriptions of speech sounds is the most fundamental and yet most demanding task facing students of language and linguistics. This App has a unique interface for exploring the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

- Practice consonants and vowels with this fun and interatcive app.

- Clear graphic, audio and textual descriptions of speech sounds.

- Comprehensive coverage of the consonants, vowels and tonal symbols. Press on the symbols in the charts to see and hear them.

- Cross-section animations illustrate the articulations of the speech sounds.

Ratings and reviews

I've been having trouble understanding the ipa chart, and then I found this app. I love that it includes little animations and explanations on how a sound is produced, as it helps a ton. It even gives great examples for tones. I'm a tad disappointed some sounds like clicks aren't included, but maybe in the future?

Absolutely brilliant. Completely outclasses all other apps of this nature. For anyone looking for an international phonetic alphabet reference to keep on their phone, this is perfect. The only thing it is lacking is non-pulmonic consonants.

This app seems like it has a lot of information which is great, but when I'm on the pages that pronounce each individual letter, it wont let me scroll down, so it cuts off a lot of the information! I'd love to see this fixed.

What’s new

2024 Summer update:
- Support for latest Android operation system.
- Minor bug-fixes.