What is Phonetic transcription?
'''Phonetic transcription''' is the act of writing down the way a word sounds. One way of writing phonetic transcription is by using the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]]. This is helpful because in many languages, words are sometimes written differently than how they are pronounced. Some people also pronounce words differently due to their [[accent]]. Different languages also use different [[writing system]]s. Phonetic transcription can tell a person how a word sounds even if they can not read the language's writing system. {{stub}} [[Category:Pronunciation]] [[Category:Language transcription]]