Phonetic

//fəˈnɛt.ɪk//

"Phonetic" in a Sentence (14 examples)

Can you read phonetic signs?

English is not a phonetic language.

Can you read phonetic symbols?

Tom can read the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Curacao uses a phonetic writing system.

The Italian language is often praised for its phonetic orthography. Words are written according to their pronunciation, regardless of their etymology.

Esperanto is a completely phonetic language.

The International Phonetic Alphabet was created in 1888.

Because Esperanto is a completely phonetic language, misspellings are virtually non-existent.

Women developed the phonetic script called "nu shu," or "female writing," centuries ago in Jiangyong County, Hunan province. They used it to communicate with close friends, who were often sent to distant villages after their marriages.

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All unfamiliar names have been transcribed in phonetic spelling.

I suspect that 田 dien is the original character and true phonetic of the whole group.

In the first case the character is pronounced identically, even as to tone, as the phonetic.

Or, the semantic may wrap around the phonetic, or position within the phonetic.

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