ɑ
Common English words with this sound
ah (hot/father)
A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.
| Word | GA | RP | Level | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| after | /ˈæftɚ/ | /ˈɑːftə/ | A1 | |
| afternoon | /ˌæftɚˈnun/ | /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ | A1 | |
| airport | /ˈɛrˌpɑrt/ | /ˈeəˌpɔːt/ | A1 | |
| all | /ɑl/ | /ɔːl/ | A1 | |
| almost | /ˈɑlˌmoʊst/ | /ˈɔːlˌməʊst/ | A1 | |
| along | /əˈlɑŋ/ | /əˈlɒŋ/ | A1 | |
| already | /ɑlˈrɛdi/ | /ɔːlˈredi/ | A1 | |
| also | /ˈɑlsoʊ/ | /ˈɔːlsəʊ/ | A1 | |
| always | /ˈɑlˌweɪz/ | /ˈɔːlˌweɪz/ | A1 | |
| answer | /ˈænsɚ/ | /ˈɑːnsə/ | A1 | |
| anybody | /ˈɛniˌbɑɾi/ | /ˈenibədi/ | A1 | |
| are | /ɑr/ | /ɑː/ | A1 | |
| aren't | /ɑrnt/ | /ɑːnt/ | A1 | |
| arm | /ɑrm/ | /ɑːm/ | A1 | |
| art | /ɑrt/ | /ɑːt/ | A1 | |
| article | /ˈɑrɾəkl̩/ | /ˈɑːtɪkl̩/ | A1 | |
| ask | /æsk/ | /ɑːsk/ | A1 | |
| august | /ˈɑɡəst/ | /ˈɔːɡəst/ | A1 | |
| aunt | /ænt/ | /ɑːnt/ | A1 | |
| autumn | /ˈɑɾəm/ | /ˈɔːtəm/ | A1 |