
Phonetic
Language Sounds
Helps distinguish subtle sound differences between similar words to improve pronunciation and understanding.

The phonetic guide showed that 'thought' and 'taught' sound different.
Alphabet Variations
Not all phonetic alphabets are the same; different languages use different symbols for their sounds.

She learned the phonetic alphabet specific to French.
Sound Representation
Phonetic symbols may represent sounds not available as regular letters in your language.

The phonetic symbol /θ/ represents the 'th' sound in English.
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