Learning a new language? You already say most of its sounds.
An atlas of the world’s speech sounds, made for people learning a new language.
Pick a language you speak and one you’re learning. Sound Map shows you which sounds you already make, which are almost-matches, and which are brand new.
Pick two languages — yours, and the one you’re learning
Your route
Plot two points
From
Speak more than one? You’ll be able to add another.
To
Or follow a suggested route —
The thread you'll follow.
Your route — the journey from your sounds to theirs.
How to read this map
bdtksm
Already homeSounds you can carry overlike the t in top or the m in map
t̪d̪ð̪
Just next doorA small change from a sound you havelike the th in this, a half-step from English d
qħʕɣ
New neighborhoodBrand new for youfound in Arabic — new sounds, but ones you can learn
0A few familiar soundsA whole new neighborhood
Three neighborhoods. Three colors. The whole atlas.