ALPHABET PHONETIQUE INTERNATIONAL

Lalphabet phontique et signes utiliss dans la transcription (d'aprs le Petit Robert)

VOYELLES
[i]

il [il], vie [vi], lyre [li:{]

[e]

bl [ble], jouer [Zwe]

[E]

lait [lE], jouet [ZwE], mre [mE:{]

[a]

plat [pla], patte [pat]

[A]

bas [bA], pte [pA:t]

[]

mort [m:{], donner [dne]

[o]

mot [mo], dme [do:m], eau [o], gauche [go:S]

[u]

genou [Znu], roue [{u]

[y]

rue [{y], vtu [vety]

[O]

peu [pO], deux [dO]

[]

peur [p :{], meuble [mbl]

[]

le [l], premier [p{mje]

[E)]

matin [matE)], plein [plE)], cintre [sE)_:t{]

[A)]

sans [sA)], vent [vA)], centre [sA) :t{]

[o)]

bon [bo)], ombre [o):b{]

[)])

lundi [l)di], brun [b{)]

SEMI-VOYELLES (semi-consonnes)
[j]

yeux [jO], paille [pA:j], pied [pje]

[w]

oui [wi], noir [nwa:{]

[]

huile [il], lui [li]

CONSONNES
[p]

pre [pE:{], soupe [sup]

[b]

bien [bjE)], robe [{b]

[t]

terre [tE:{], vite [vit]

[d]

dans [dA)], aide [Ed]

[k]

cou [ku], qui [ki], sac [sak], kpi [kepi], choeur [k :{]

[g]

gare [ga:{], bague [bag]

[f]

feu [fO], neuf [nf], photo [fto]

[v]

vous [vu], rve [{E:v]

[s]

sale [sal], celui [sli], a [sa], tasse [tA:s], nation [nasjo)]

[z]

zro [ze{o], maison [mEzo]

[S]

chat [Sa], tache [taS]

[Z]

je [Z], gilet [ZilE], gele [Zo:l]

[l]

lent [lA)], sol [sl]

[{]

rond [{o)], venir [vni:{]

[m]

main [mE)], femme [fam]

[n]

nous [nu], tonne [tn], animal [animal]

[]

agneau [ao], vigne [vi]

Attention: ce signe transcrit le groupe "gn"; le groupe "ni" correspond la transcription

[nj] - p.ex. panier [panje] )
[N]

camping [kA)piN]

(mots emprunts l'anglais)

SIGNES DE TRANSCRIPTION
[:]

[]

marque l'allongement de la voyelle qui le pre [pE:{],

prcde
rose [{o:z]
marque la majuscule
pierre / Pierre
[pjE:{ ] / [*pjE:{ ]
marque la fin d'un groupe rythmique

[]

marque la fin de la phrase

[ *]

La semaine prochaine, je vais Rome; je reviens vers la fin du mois.

[*lasmEnp{SEnZvEza*{mZ{vjE)vE{lafE)dymwa]
Attention: le signe [] remplace le point final, le point d'exclamation, le point
d'interrogation, les points de suspension; le signe [] remplace les signes de ponctuation
l'intrieur de la phrase (virgule, point-virgule), il marque aussi les pauses non signales par
un signe de ponctuation.

LETTRES
(correspondance graphie/prononciation)
b

[b]
[p]
-

bal [bal], robe [{b], baobab [babab]

absorber [abs{be]
plomb [pl)]

[k]
[s]

comte[k):t], acte[akt], avec [avEk]

cit [site], lacet [lasE], Alsace [*alzas]
et caetera [Etsete{a]

[tS]
-

cinquecento [tSinkwEtSEnto]
banc [bA)]

[d]
[t]
-

dent [dA)], idole [idl], sud [syd]

adsorption [ads{psj)]
nord [n:{]

[f]
-

figue [fig], enfin [A)fE], nef [nEf]

clef [kle]

[g]

gangrne [gA)g{En], guerre [gE:{], grog [grg]

geisha [gEjSa]
gant [ZeA)], agir [aZi:{]
gin [dZin]
sang [sA)], longtemps [l)tA)], amygdales [amidal]

[Z]
[dZ]
-

(aspir)
(muet)

(modifie la

prononciation
de la consonne
prcdente)

le hros [le{]
lhuile [lil]
phoque [fk]
chat [Sa]

[Z]
[dZ]

jeu [ZO], cajoler [kaZle]

jazz [dZA:z]

[l]
-

lit [li], dmolir [demli:{], bal [bal]

outil [uti]

[m]
-

mal [mal], amour [amu:{], tome [tm]

ample [A):pl] automne [otn]

[n]
-

noble [nbl], canard [kana:{], cane [kan]

bon [b)], tribun [t{ib)]

[p]
-

pre [pE:{], opra [pe{a], cap [kap]

loup [lu] baptiser [batize]

[{]
-

robe [{b], harmonie [a{mni], fer [fE:{]

premier [p{mje]

[s]
[z]
-

sac [sak], hostile [stil], calvados [kalvado:s]

rose [ro:z], poser [poze]
cas [ka]

[t]
[s]
-

table [tabl], dmocratique [demk{atik], mat [mat]

dmocratie [demkrasi] nation [nasj)],
sonnet [snE]

[v]
[f]

vol [vl], hiver [ivE:{], rive [{i:v]

Tourguniev, Vogel

[v]
[w]
-

wagon [vag)]
week-end [wikEnd], wallon [wal)]
clown [klun]

[ks]
[gz]
[s]
[k]
-

vex [vEkse], axe [aks]

xnophobe [gzenfb], examen [egzamE)]
Bruxelles [*b{ysEl]
xrs [ke{Es]
paix [pE]

[z]
[dz]
-

zone [zo:n]
Zeus [*dzO:s]
nez [ne]

Nont quune seule prononciation:

[s]

a [sa], garon [gars)]

[k]

kaki [kaki]

[k]

quiconque [kik):k]

LETTRES DOUBLES

cc

[ks]
[k]

accent [aksA)]
accord [ak:{]

gg

[g]
[gZ]
[Z]

aggraver [ag{ave]
suggrer [sygZe{e]
Maggi [*maZi]

ll

[l]
[ll]
[j]

coller[kle], folle [fl]

illgal [illegal] (ou: [ilegal])
coquille [kkij]

mm

[m]
[mm]

grammaire [gramE:{], femme [fam]

immobile [immbil] (ou: [imbil])

nn

[n]
[nn]

cannelle [kanEl], panne [pan]

innombrable [inn)b{abl] (ou: [inn)brabl])

rr

[r]
[rr]

barrage [ba{aZ], terre [tE{]

(il) mourra [mu{{a] interrgne [E)tE{{E]

zz

[z]
[dz]

jazz [dZA:z]
mezzanine [mEdzanin]

GROUPES DE LETTRES
ch

[S]
[k]
[tS]
-

champ [SA)], achat [aSa], moche [mS]

chorale [k{al]
lunch [lntS]
almanach [almana] (ou [almanak])

ct

[kt]
-

contact [k)takt]
respect [{EspE]

gn

[]
[gn]

agneau [ao], Gascogne [*gask]

agnostique [agnstik]

mn

[mn]
[n]

amnistie [amnisti]
automne [otn]

ng

voy. nasale
+[g]
[N]
-

Congo [*k)go]

ph

[f]

phoque [fk], sphre [sfE:{]

pt

[pt]
[t]
-

aptitude [aptityd], apte [apt]

baptiser [batize], sept [sEt]
exempt [EzA)] (ou [EgzA)):pt])

rg

[{g]
[{Z]
[{]

bourgade [bu{gad]
bourgeon [bu{Z)]
bourg [bu:{]

sc

[s]
[sk]

scie [si], piscine [pisin]

pascal [paskal], musc [mysk]

sch

[S]
[sk]

schisme [Sism]
schisosphrnie [skizf{eni]

st

[st]
-

bestial [bEstial], test [tEst]

(il) est [E]

tch

[tS]

patchouli [patSuli]

camping [kA)piN]
shampooing [SA)pwE)], vingt [vE)]

th

[t]
-

thtre [teA:t{], athe [ate], luth [lyt]

asthme [asm]

tz

[ts]
[s]

tzar [tsa:{]
Metz [*mEs]