The difference between the sound /ɪ/ and the sound /i/.

[angel-girl1]

Hi,

Could you please explain the difference between the sound /ɪ/ and the sound /i/.


Thanks.

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

If you're trying to learn how to pronounce words that contain these sounds, then I think it's best to just listen to the difference.

Just my two cents.

 

[angel-girl1]

Thanks. But, I will be asked to transcribe words into IPA format.

 

[5jj]

You can hear the sounds here.

 

[angel-girl1]

Thanks. But, there is no /i/ just /I/.

 

[5jj]

In standard British phonemic charts we use /i:/ for the sound that some transcribe as /i/. The sounds you want are the first two on the keyboard.

 

[Tdol]

To us, there is a clear difference between the sounds- /i:/ is longer. However speakers of some languages find it hard to hear the difference.

It's not uncommon when learning a language. In Khmer, they have three letters for K- I could never hear much difference between them when I was trying to learn it, but native speakers could.