# IPA Translator

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipa-translator/208111>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 17, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipa-translator/208111 "2003-10-17T23:12:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Lost\_In\_Reality](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Lost\_In\_Reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lost_In_Reality)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipa-translator/208111/1 "2003-10-17T23:12:17Z")

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This is a very simple request. Does anyone know where I can find a site containing a translator that translates words written in the international phonetic alphabet into standard written english? My friend wrote me an entire letter in IPA as a joke, he has way too much times on his hands. Having a translator would make deciphering the letter a significantly easier rather than having to look up what each character means. It would be much appreciated.

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipa-translator/208111/2 "2003-10-18T01:54:18Z")

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Cool idea but I’ve never heard of one.

If you’ve got a scanner though, I’ll volunteer myself.

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