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} – sets an audio clip off from the main text {{Listen image}} – sets an audio clip and an associated image off from the main text {} – for inline sounds like pronunciations {} – a variant of this template to be used with IPA notation {{Pronunciation}} – a shortcut for {{small|{{Audio|soundfile.ogg|pronunciation}}}}
The voiced alveolar approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the alveolar and postalveolar approximants is ɹ , a lowercase letter r rotated 180 degrees. The equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r\.
Typically, the diacritic is omitted, so that the sound is transcribed simply with ɹ or ɻ (in broader transcriptions: r ), as if it were a coronal consonant. Just as [ɣ̞] described below, the velar bunched approximant is not specified for rounding. In Dutch, this type of r is called Gooise r [ˌɣoːisə ˈʔɛr] 'Gooi r'.
The following are the non-pulmonic consonants.They are sounds whose airflow is not dependent on the lungs. These include clicks (found in the Khoisan languages and some neighboring Bantu languages of Africa), implosives (found in languages such as Sindhi, Hausa, Swahili and Vietnamese), and ejectives (found in many Amerindian and Caucasian languages).
Normally, sound files are presented on Wikipedia pages using the Template:Listen or its related templates. However, it is also possible to present an audio file without any template. [[File:Accordion chords-01.ogg]] Caption. The parameter |thumbmay be used to give the file a caption. That will also float the playbutton to the right.
Forvo.com (/ ˈ f ɔːr v oʊ / ⓘ FOR-voh) is a website that allows access to, and playback of, pronunciation sound clips in many different languages in an attempt to facilitate the learning of languages.
If you're not sure how to pronounce the term, try Merriam-Webster or howjsay.com for an example (but of course do not copy IPA or sound files directly from non-free websites). For many terms, you may be able to find videos online where people pronounce the name correctly (but be wary of incorrect pronunciations).
In particular, for people learning English, the association between the written name and its sound can be invaluable, especially where the pronunciation cannot be deduced easily. Even native speakers can benefit: I used to think Havant 's first syllable contained a long "a" until I heard a railway station announcement.