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.
Reviewed sound focus
/aɪ/
Received Pronunciation (British) · Cockney (British) · General American
Glide from /a/ to /ɪ/. 'Price' /praɪs/. In Southern US, the glide is dropped: /praːs/.
Common slip: No universal substitution is claimed; compare the recording with the target-accent reference.
Real recordings from our search library that contain “price”.
Public domain
“For courses that universities offer for credit, the payment will depend on the price set by the school.”
General American
From "Learn New Skills with Microcredentials" (2025). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “Learn New Skills with Microcredentials”