About the transcriptor

First of all: Thanks for visiting this site ! If you have any questions or suggestions please email me:

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This programme gives you the phonetical transcription of the sentence you enter in Spanish.

Which are the advantages of this site?

- Automatic transcription of words in context.

- On-line transcription.

- It is totally free!

What about the limitations ?

- Most of the characters are encoded as the International Phonetic Alphaber (IPA) says. Some

of the symbols are not exactly like in IPA because of compatibility problems with the characters. However,

there's above an explanation of how to interpretate the symbols.

- Logically, the transcription is based in one the dialects of peninsular Spanish. We should

also keep in mind that a phonetical transcription is an idealized translation of spontaneous

speak.

- No accents represented in the transcription.

I've included as many symbols from the IPA as I've been able. The (consonantic) symbols

must be interpreted like this:

b --> [b] like in IPA. Plosive bilabial voiced.

ß --> [ß] like in IPA. Fricative bilabial voiced.

k --> [k] like in IPA. Plosive velar voiceless.

t∫ --> [t∫] like in IPA. Affricate palatal voiceless. More or less like in 'CHocalate', 'CHurch',...

θ --> [θ] like in IPA. Fricative dental voiceless. Like in 'THing','Thought',...

d --> [d] like in IPA. Plosive dental voiced.

ð --> [ð] like in IPA. Fricative dental voiced. Like in 'THat', 'THey',...

f --> [f] like in IPA. Fricative labiodental voiceless.

g --> [g] like in IPA. Plosive velar voiced.

γ --> [γ] Fricative velar voiced. More or less like the 'r' in French or German.

x --> [x] like in IPA. Fricative velar voiceless. Like in 'loCH'; or like the German 'ch'.

l --> [l] like in IPA. Very similar to the English 'l' in 'Liquid' or 'lion'.

m --> [m] like in IPA. Nasal bilabial.

M --> Nasal labiodental. Like in 'inFect'.

n --> [n] like in IPA. Nasal alveolar.

N --> Nasal in an dental position.

ŋ --> [ŋ] like in IPA. Nasal in a velar position. Like in 'thiNG',''fiNger',...

ñ --> Nasal palatal. More or less like in 'oNIon'.

p --> [p] like in IPA. Plosive bilabial voiceless.

r --> Like 'r' in Italian.

ř --> Multiple vibration. It exists in some dialects of British English.

s --> [s] like in IPA. Fricative alveolar voiceless. More or less like in 'boSS'.

z --> [z] like in IPA. Fricative alveolar voiced. Like in 'laZy','craZy',...

t --> [t] like in IPA. Plosive dental voiceless.

j --> Like in IPA. Pronuncied like in 'Yellow' 'Yield',...

y--> Affricate palato-alveolar voiced.

w --> Like in IPA. Pronuncied like in 'Win','aWare',...