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This page teaches controlled sound targets from our reviewed catalogue. It does not claim one universal whole-word IPA transcription: the sounds in a word can vary by speaker and target variety.
Central, mid-low. 'Strut' /strʌt/, 'cup' /kʌp/.
Common slip: No universal substitution is claimed; compare the recording with the target-accent reference.
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“cup”
“cup”
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Real recordings from our search library that contain “cup”.
Public domain
“Second, you walk into your bedroom. On top of your bed sits a cup of water.”
General American
From "Make a Memory Palace to Improve Your English" (2021). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “Make a Memory Palace to Improve Your English”
Open this clip in General American: Second, you walk into your bedroom. On top of your bed sits a cup of water.Creator video
“'A cup of tea' becomes 'Ə cup Ə tea'”
RP
From BBC Learning English (opens in a new tab) — “The Schwa - English In A Minute” · 31s
Open this clip in RP: 'A cup of tea' becomes 'Ə cup Ə tea'Creator video
“team and yeah hopefully we can do that in for the world cup okay so We had do that This is just the little brand in the logo”
Cockney
From Eat Sleep Dream English (opens in a new tab) — “A Guide To Multicultural London English (Top Boy/Stormzy Accent)” · 460s
Open this clip in Cockney: team and yeah hopefully we can do that in for the world cup okay so We had do thPublic domain
“The cup is shaped like an upside-down piece of pizza. You think about how funny that is and laugh about it.”
General American
From "Make a Memory Palace to Improve Your English" (2021). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “Make a Memory Palace to Improve Your English”
Open this clip in General American: The cup is shaped like an upside-down piece of pizza. You think about how funnyCreator video
“I like a cup of tea in the morning.”
RP
From BBC Learning English (opens in a new tab) — “Tim's Pronunciation Workshop: The Schwa” · 131s
Open this clip in RP: I like a cup of tea in the morning.Creator video
“I like a cup of tea in the morning. Could you get me a packet of biscuits?”
RP
From BBC Learning English (opens in a new tab) — “Tim's Pronunciation Workshop: The Schwa” · 112s
Open this clip in RP: I like a cup of tea in the morning. Could you get me a packet of biscuits?Search our indexed caption corpus for real-context examples. Coverage varies by word and accent, so the results page may have no matching clip.
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