List of supported SSML phonemes

Languages that support SSML phonemes (tag <phoneme>):

• Russian (ru-RU)
• English, American (en-US)
• Turkish (tr-TR)

Russian

List of phonemes supported in Russian (ru-RU). More about Russian phonology.

IPA	X-SAMPA	Description	Examples
Consonants
b	b	voiced bilabial plosive	рыба [rɨbə]
bʲ	b'	palatalized voiced bilabial plosive	бюро [bʲʊro]
d	d	voiced alveolar plosive	дом [dom]
dʲ	d'	palatalized voiced alveolar plosive	дядя [dʲadʲə]
f	f	voiceless labiodental fricative	форт [fort]
fʲ	f'	palatalized voiceless labiodental fricative	финал [fʲɪnal]
g	g	voiced velar plosive	гол [gol]
ɡʲ	g'	palatalized voiced velar plosive	герой [ɡʲɪroj]
j	j	palatal approximant	я [ja], дизайн [dʲzajn]
k	k	voiceless velar plosive	кот [kot], ку [ku]
kʲ	k'	palatalized voiceless velar plosive	кино [kʲɪno], кю [kʲu]
l	l	alveolar lateral approximant	луч [lʊt͡ɕ]
lʲ	l'	palatalized alveolar lateral approximant	лес [lʲes]
m	m	bilabial nasal	мама [mamə]
mʲ	m'	palatalized bilabial nasal	меч [mʲet͡ɕ]
n	n	alveolar nasal	нос [nos]
nʲ	n'	palatalized alveolar nasal	няня [nʲanʲə]
p	p	voiceless bilabial plosive	папа [papə]
pʲ	p'	palatalized voiceless bilabial plosive	пена [pʲenə]
r	r	alveolar trill	рок [rok]
rʲ	r'	palatalized alveolar trill	рис [rʲis]
s	s	voiceless alveolar fricative	суд [sʊd]
sʲ	s'	palatalized voiceless alveolar fricative	сено [sʲenə], русь [rʊsʲ]
ɕ:	s:	long voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative	щит [ɕ:it]
ʂ	s`	voiceless retroflex fricative	шест [ʂest]
t	t	voiceless alveolar plosive	танк [tank]
tʲ	t'	palatalized voiceless alveolar plosive	тётя [tʲotʲə]
t͡s	ts	voiceless alveolar affricate	царь [t͡sarʲ]
t͡ɕ	ts\	voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate	чуть [t͡ɕʉtʲ]
v	v	voiced labiodental fricative	вон [von]
vʲ	v'	palatalized voiced labiodental fricative	весы [vʲɪsɨ]
x	x	voiceless velar fricative	хор [xor]
xʲ	x'	palatalized voiceless velar fricative	химия [xʲimʲə]
z	z	voiced alveolar fricative	зуб [zub]
zʲ	z'	palatalized voiced alveolar fricative	зима [zʲɪma]
ʑ:	z:	long voiced alveolo-palatal fricative	езжу [jeʑːʊ], вожжи [voʑ:ɨ̞]
ʐ	z`	voiced retroflex fricative	жена [ʐɨ̞na]
Vowels
ə	@	mid central vowel	корова [kɐrovə], молоко [məlɐ′ko]
a	a	open front unrounded vowel	там [tam], мяч [mʲat͡ɕ], яма [jamə]
ɐ	6	near-open central vowel	каравай [kərɐvaj], голова [gəlɐva]
e	e	close-mid front unrounded vowel	печь [pʲet͡ɕ]
ɛ	E	open-mid front unrounded vowel	это [ɛtə]
i	i	close front unrounded vowel	лист [lʲist]
ɪ	I	near-close front unrounded vowel	дерево [dʲerʲɪvə]
ɨ̞	I\	near-close central unrounded vowe	жена [ʐɨ̞na]
ɨ	1	close central unrounded vowel	рыло [rɨlə]
o	o	close-mid back rounded vowel	кот [kot]
u	u	close back rounded vowel	муж [muʂ], вьюга [vʲugə]
ʊ	U	near-close back rounded vowel	сухой [sʊxo̞j], мужчина [mʊɕːinə]

English, American

List of phonemes supported in English, American (en-US). Learn more about English phonology.

IPA	X-SAMPA	Description	Examples
Consonants
b	b	voiced bilabial plosive	body [ˈbɑː.di]
d	d	voiced alveolar plosive	dance [dæns]
d͡ʒ	dZ	voiced postalveolar affricate	job [ˈd͡ʒɑːb]
ð	D	voiced dental fricative	them [ðɛm]
f	f	voiceless labiodental fricative	left [left]
ɡ	g	voiced velar plosive	goal [ɡoʊl]
h	h	voiceless glottal fricative	habit [ˈhæb.ɪt]
j	j	palatal approximant	yet [jɛt]
k	k	voiceless velar plosive	clear [klɪr]
l	l	alveolar lateral approximant	list [lɪst]
m	m	bilabial nasal	smart [smɑːrt]
n	n	alveolar nasal	name [neɪm]
ŋ	N	velar nasal	finger [ˈfɪŋ.ɡɚ]
p	p	voiceless bilabial plosive	point [pɔɪnt]
ɹ	r\	alveolar approximant	ready [ɹɛd]
s	s	voiceless alveolar fricative	search [sɝːt͡ʃ]
ʃ	S	voiceless postalveolar fricative	short [ʃɔːrt]
t	t	voiceless alveolar plosive	time [taɪm]
t͡ʃ	tS	voiceless postalveolar affricate	choose [t͡ʃuːz]
θ	T	voiceless dental fricative	theme [θiːm]
v	v	voiced labiodental fricative	vine [vaɪn]
w	w	labial-velar approximant	wait [weɪt]
z	z	voiced alveolar fricative	zone [zoʊn]
ʒ	Z	voiced postalveolar fricative	casual [ˈkæʒ.u.əl]
Vowels
ə	@	mid-central vowel	again [əˈɡen]
ɚ	@`	mid-central r-colored vowel	over [ˈoʊ.vɚ]
æ	{	near open-front unrounded vowel	apple [ˈæp.əl]
aɪ	aI	diphthong	ice [aɪs]
aʊ	aU	diphthong	hour [aʊr]
ɑ	A	long open-back unrounded vowel	box [bɑːks]
eɪ	eI	diphthong	cake [keɪk]
ɝ	3`	open mid-central unrounded r-colored vowel	early [ˈɝː.li]
ɛ	E	open mid-front unrounded vowel	end [ɛnd]
i	i	long close front unrounded vowel	east [iːst]
ɪ	I	near-close near-front unrounded vowel	gift [ɡɪft]
oʊ	oU	diphthong	over [ˈoʊ.vɚ]
ɔ	O	long open mid-back rounded vowel	bought [bɔːt]
ɔɪ	OI	diphthong	choise [t͡ʃɔɪs]
u	u	long close-back rounded vowel	move [muːv]
ʊ	U	near-close near-back rounded vowel	book [bʊk]
ʌ	V	open-mid-back unrounded vowel	us [ʌs]
Other
ˈ	"	первичное ударение. (primary stress), ставится в начале слога	Alabama [ˌæləˈbæmə]
ˌ	%	вторичное ударение (secondary stress), ставится в начале слога	Alabama [ˌæləˈbæmə]
.	.	точка используется для произношения по слогам (syllable boundary)	A la ba ma [ˌæ.lə.ˈbæ.mə]
:	:	двоеточие используется для выделения длинных гласных (ɑ, i, ɔ, u, ɚ). Это необязательный символ, в длинных гласных он уже учтен. Например, произношение zu и zuː будет одинаковым.	zoo [zu:], thought [θɔːt]

Turkish

List of phonemes supported in Turkish (tr-TR). More about Turkish phonology.

IPA	X-SAMPA	Description	Examples
Consonants
ɾ	4	alveolar flap	uçurum [ut͡ʃurum]
ɾ̝̊	4_0_r	voiceless fricated alveolar flap	misafir [misafiɾ]
ɾ̝	4_r	fricated alveolar flap	rakip [rakip]
b	b	voiced bilabial plosive	bakır [bakɯɾ]
c	c	voiceless palatal plosive	kim [kim]
d	d	voiced alveolar plosive	demir [dɛmíɾ̝̊]
d͡ʒ	dZ	voiced postalveolar affricate	canlı [dʒanɫɯ]
f	f	voiceless labiodental fricative	faranjit [faranʒit]
g	g	voiced velar plosiv	gol [ɡol]
h	h	voiceless glottal fricative	hamur [hamuɾ]
j	j	palatal approximant	yatırım [jät̪ɯɾɯm]
ɟ	J\	voiced palatal plosive	genç [ɟent͡ʃ]
k	k	voiceless velar plosive	akvaryum [ɑkvɑɾjum]
l	l	alveolar lateral approximant	alev [alev]
ɫ	5	velarized alveolar lateral approximant	kolay [kɔɫaj]
m	m	bilabial nasal	maşa [maʃa]
n	n	alveolar nasal	kanal [kanaɫ]
p	p	voiceless bilabial plosive	edep [edep]
s	s	voiceless alveolar fricative	seslendirme [seslendirme]
ʃ	S	voiceless postalveolar fricative	kaş [kaʃ]
t	t	voiceless alveolar plosive	tükürük [tʏkʏrʏk]
t͡ʃ	tS	voiceless postalveolar affricate	çorba [t͡ʃoɾbɑ]
v	v	voiced labiodental fricative	vernik [ʋeɾnik]
z	z	voiced alveolar fricative	yazlık [jazɫɯk]
ʒ	Z	voiced postalveolar fricative	joker [ʒɔkɛr]
Vowels
ø	2	close-mid front rounded vowel	kör [køɾ], gözlük [ɟœzlyk]
œ	9	open-mid front rounded vowel	banliyö [bänɫijø]
a	a	open front unrounded vowel	balık [bɑɫɯk]
a:	a:	long open front unrounded vowel	veya [vɛjaː]
æ	{	near-open front unrounded vowel	gözlem [ɟœzlɛm], güven [ɟʏven]
e	e	close-mid front unrounded vowel	deri [dɛri]
ɛ	E	open-mid front unrounded vowel	dede [dede]
i	i	close front unrounded vowel	birlik [biɾ̝̊]
i:	i:	long close front unrounded vowel	izah [izax]
ɪ	I	near-close near-front unrounded vowel	keçi [ket͡ʃi]
ɯ	M	close back unrounded vowel	kıl [kɯɫ]
o	o	close-mid back rounded vowel	dost [dost]
o:	o:	long close-mid back rounded vowel	dolma [doɫma]
u	u	close back rounded vowel	kur [kur]
u:	u:	long close back rounded vowel	ruhum [ruxum]
ʊ	U	near-close near-back rounded vowel	dolu [doɫu]
y	y	close front rounded vowel	gün [ɟyn]
ʏ	Y	near-close near-front rounded vowel	aşı [ɑʃɯ]