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

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angel-girl1

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Hi,

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


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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.

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

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You can hear the sounds here.
 

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

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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.
 

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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.
 
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