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paozac | 4 years ago

If you learn the international phonetic alphabet there is no need for these primers.

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qalmakka|4 years ago

This. I've studied the IPA once, and now it's way easier to learn new words in languages I don't know. It kinda gets messy when representing strange sounds full of diacritics though, but I guess there's no good way around that.

ithkuil|4 years ago

Keep in mind you have to be aware of the difference of a phonetic and a phonemic transcription

aix1|4 years ago

IPA is an amazing tool, but learning how to pronounce unfamiliar words without consulting a dictionary (to look up IPA transcription) is also a useful skill.