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HELP AGAIN, PLEASE - HOW TO TRANSCRIBE THE /ay/ /oy/ sounds



juliag
Japan

HELP AGAIN, PLEASE - HOW TO TRANSCRIBE THE /ay/ /oy/ sounds
 
Hi again,
 
Thanks for all your help yesterday everyone.
 
Following on from that I would like to ask how I should write the /ay/ and /oy/ sounds on my printable (that is at last nearly completed by the way!)
 
Yesterday, when I wrote my original mail I represented the final y sounds as /I/ and /E/.
I noticed that in their replies (and also in some material I found on the internet) they are represented as [ai] and [i] respectively, so I also included this on the printable.
 
Now I want to know how I should represent the /ay/ (=A) and /oy/ sounds that I will also cover in the printable.
 
I had a look at some sites about the IPA, but I �m sorry if I �m being stupid but I can �t make head or tail of them.
 
Does anyone know how to represent these sounds in writing?
Or does anyone have a good link which makes it really clear and obvious?
 
I would really appreciate any help you could give me.
Thanks once again for all your time and patience.
 
Enjoy your Saturday.
 
Love
Julia

16 Jan 2010      





boydegg
Thailand

As far as I remember the IPA chart has ay as ...  /eI/   that �s the sound you hear in face, make, hey, train and plate.  And oy (toilet, boy, annoying, joy) is represented as /oI/
 
Brian

16 Jan 2010     



Lancillotta:
Italy

Try this:
 
I hope it �s useful.
Sabrina

16 Jan 2010     



juliag
Japan

Thank you both for your very helpful answersBig smile.
 
Good night.
Love Julia

16 Jan 2010