Kirshenbaum ASCII IPA in a Nutshell

(This file covers American pronunciations only.   There should be a British version, but so far there isn't.)

The traditional 'long' vowels. (Note that three of the 'long vowels' are really diphthongs.):

      bait [beIt], beet [bit], bite [baIt], boat [boUt], beaut [bjut], boot [but]   Sound:  [WAV] [MPEG]

The traditional 'short' vowels:

      pat [p&t], pet [pEt], pit [pIt], pot [pAt], putt [pVt], put [pUt].   Sound:  [WAV] [MPEG]

Other vowels and diphthongs:

      pert [p@rt], port [pOrt], pout [paUt], point [pOInt], potential [p@'tEnS@l].   Sound:  [WAV] [MPEG]

Special consonants:

      that[D&t],  thin [TIn],   yet [jEt],  hung [hVN],   ship [SIp],  chip [tSIp],   gyp [dZIp],  measure ['mEZ@r]  
                  Sound:  [WAV] [MPEG]

The consonant symbols [b], [d], [f], [h], [k], [l], [m], [n], [p], [r], [s], [t], [v], [w], and [z] have their usual English values.

The letter "g" can't be said to have a "usual" English value, since it's commonly used for both the soft sound in "gyp" and the hard sound in "gift". For the hard sound, ASCII IPA [g] is used.