Help with narrow phonetic transcription

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blueknuckle

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Hi,

to improve my pronunciation and listening comprehension I'm trying to do a narrow phonetic transcription. I would really appreciate if somebody could take a look at what I got and tell me if I've made any mistakes.

Audio: Vocaroo | Voice message

Transcription:

Only I can see the tiny door. When I go through the door and shut it behind me, I find I’m in a small but cozy, perfectly self-contained flat. Modest but very comfortable. Big comfy armchair, perfect little kitchen, a narrow bed in a tiny white bedroom.

əʊnli aɪ k[SUP]h[/SUP]ən siː ðə t[SUP]h[/SUP]aɪni dɔː
wen aɪ ɡəʊ θruː ðə dɔːr ənd ʃʌt ɪt bɪhaɪnd mɪ
aɪ faɪnd aɪm ɪn ə smɔːɫ bət k[SUP]h[/SUP]əʊzi
pɜːfɪktli seɫf k[SUP]h[/SUP]ənt[SUP]h[/SUP]eɪnd flæt
mɒdɪst bət veri k[SUP]h[/SUP]ʌmft[SUP]h[/SUP]əbl̩
biːɡ kʌmfi ɑːmtʃeə
p[SUP]h[/SUP]əfekt lɪtl̩ k[SUP]h[/SUP]ɪtʃɪn
ə nærəʊ bed ɪn ə t[SUP]h[/SUP]aɪni waɪt bedrum
 

5jj

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It's not a narrow phonetic transcription. It's a phonemic transcription on which you have noted some of the aspirated voiceless plosives. It seems accurate enough, but I cannot get the volume high enough to be sure.
 

N Senbei

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Hello blueknuckle,

It sounds to my non-native ears like this:

oʊnli aɪ kən siː ðə tʰaɪni dɔː
wen aɪ ɡəʊ θruː ðə dɔːr n̩ ʃʌt ɪt̚ bɪhaɪnd̚ mi
aɪ faɪnd aɪm ɪn ə smɔːɫ bət̚ ! kʰəʊz̥i
pɜ̥ːfɪk̚tli seɫf kəntʰeɪnd flæt̚
mɒdɪst bət veri kʰʌmftəbɫ̩
biːɡ kʰʌmfi ɑːmtʃeː
pʰəːfekt̚ lɪtɫ̩ kʰɪtʃɪn
ə nærəʊ bed ɪn ə tʰaɪni waɪt bedrum
 

Barb_D

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Do none of you hear "a narrow little bed" instead of just "a narrow bed"?
 
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