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.
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/ɡ/
Received Pronunciation (British) · Cockney (British) · General American
Voiced /k/. Same position, vocal cords on.
Common slip: No universal substitution is claimed; compare the recording with the target-accent reference.
Real recordings from our search library that contain “go”.
Public domain
“Go with them and guard them with your life.”
General American
From "'A Princess of Mars,' by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Part Three" (2017). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “'A Princess of Mars,' by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Part Three”
““My roots go back many centuries. Some of them even longer.””
General American
From "Language Is 'What Makes Us Human' in New Children's Book" (2024). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “Language Is 'What Makes Us Human' in New Children's Book”