Learn the sounds, step by step.
Short lessons you can do on your own. In each one you hear a few sounds, see them in SayNative's notation, learn how they feel in your mouth, and say them yourself. Everything is playable — no account, no teacher needed.
Read the map
How SayNative writes sounds, stress and silent letters — so every lesson after this makes sense.
Every sound of English
Every English sound, one per lesson. Hear it, see it in the notation, feel it in your mouth, then say it in ten words.
- æ as in cat
- ɪ as in sit
- ɛ as in bed
- ʌ as in cup
- ʊ as in put
- ɑ as in cot
- iː as in see
- uː as in blue
- ɔː as in law
- ɑː as in father
- eɪ as in say
- aɪ as in my
- ɔɪ as in boy
- aʊ as in cow
- oʊ as in boat
- ɝ as in bird
- ɚ as in letter
- ə as in about
- i as in happy
- m as in moon
- s as in see
- t as in tea
- p as in put
- n as in name
- f as in fan
- h as in hat
- b as in bed
- d as in day
- k as in kid
- l as in law
- g as in go
- w as in water
- v as in vet
- z as in zoo
- θ as in thin
- ð as in this
- ʃ as in shop
- ʒ as in measure
- tʃ as in chair
- dʒ as in judge
- ŋ as in sing
- ɹ as in red
- j as in yes
- ɾ as in butter
- ʔ as in uh-oh
- Every letter, A to Z
Sound + ending
Each vowel joined to every ending it takes — a table of real words for every combination, all playable.
Beginning + sound
Each beginning consonant opening into every vowel — tables of real words, every sheet rendered by the tool.
Real words, step by step
From cat to knight to banana — words ordered from easiest to hardest.
Natural speech
The rhythm of real sentences: weak words, the fast t in water, and how words link.
Read anything
Bring your own text and read it aloud with the tool — you won't need lessons forever.
More lessons are on the way — the full series goes from single sounds to reading whole texts aloud. Meanwhile, the sound guide has every sound with audio, and the tool shows you how to pronounce any text.