P |
piː |
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palm |
pɑːm |
|
paprika |
pəˈpriːkə |
rhymes with Eureka |
parallelepiped |
ˌpærəlɛˈlɛpɪpɛd |
no pipe |
parlour |
ˈpɑːlə |
cf. gala |
parmesan |
ˈpɑːmɪzæn |
cf. marzipan |
pasta |
ˈpæstə |
|
patriot |
ˈpɛɪtriːət |
|
patronise |
ˈpɛɪtrəˌnɑɪz |
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pen |
pɛn |
|
perpetual |
ˌpɜːˈpɛtʃuːəl |
|
phlegm |
flɛm |
no ɡ |
phoneme |
ˈfəʊniːm |
not like phone me |
phonemic |
fəˈnɛmɪk |
like academic |
picturesque |
ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk |
|
pidgin |
ˈpɪdʒɪn |
|
pin |
pɪn |
|
plaits |
plæts |
= US braids |
plastic |
ˈplæstɪk |
|
plosive |
ˈpləʊzɪv |
less often ˈpləʊsɪv |
pneumonic |
njuːˈmɒnɪk |
cf. gnomonic |
Polynesia |
ˌpɒliːˈniːʒə |
or ˌpɒliːˈniːziːə |
poor |
pɔː |
not usually pʊə |
pore |
pɔː |
same as paw |
postalveolar |
ˌpəʊstælˈviːələ |
|
potato |
pəˈtɛɪtəʊ |
nobody says poTAHto |
pour |
pɔː |
like the rest! |
preferably |
ˈprɛfrəbliː |
|
premiere |
ˈprɛmiːɛə |
|
prestigious |
prəˈstɪdʒəs |
|
pretty |
ˈprɪtiː |
|
price |
prɑɪs |
|
primarily |
prɑɪˈmɛrɪliː |
n.b. stress |
privacy |
ˈprɪvəsiː |
no pry |
process |
ˈprəʊsɛs |
|
produce |
ˈprɒdjuːs |
noun |
produce |
prəˈdʒuːs |
verb |
project |
ˈprɒdʒɛkt |
noun |
pronunciation |
prəˌnənsiːˈɛɪʃən |
not pronounciation |
psi |
sɑɪ |
not as Ancient Greek |
pumice |
ˈpəmɪs |
|
puncture |
ˈpəŋktʃə |
|
purchase |
ˈpɜːtʃɪs |
|
pursuit |
pəˈsjuːt |
|
put |
pʊt |
cf. putt |
putt |
pət |
cf. put |
pyjamas |
pɪˈdʒɑːməz |
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