Phoneme

Phoneme

A Phoneme is a basic unit of a language's phonology, can be found on PRONUNCIATION.XML.

Used with either of these devices:

• PlayStation 4 Camera
• headset connected to DualShock 4
• USB Audio device

for start selected games , apps installed (since FW 1.70) and menu commands (comparison: Xbox One Kinect Voice Commands)

PS4 Menu command

Source

Voice command	Function/Note
PlayStation	Activates listen mode. Other voice commands may be used once this is activated.
PlayStation (app/game name)	Select app/game by name
What's New	Select the what's new section
Library	Select the Library Section
Start	Starts selected app/game
Capture Gallery	Select Capture Gallery
Music Unlimited	Select the Music Unlimited section
Video Unlimited	Select The Video Unlimited Section
SHAREfactory	Select SHAREfactory
Start video clip	Starts recording the video clip when you play
Save video clip	Saves the video
Internet Browser	Select the Internet Browser section
Live from Playstation	Select the Live From Playstation Section
T.V. and Video	Select the T.V. & Video section
Take Screen Shot	Takes screen shot
Home Screen	Return to Dynamic Menu
Login	Enter switch user menu. After switching, say the user's name (i.e. User 1) to switch users.
Power	Enter logoff menu screen
Turn off PS4	(from logoff menu screen) Power off PS4
Logoff	(from logoff menu screen) Logoff
Standby	(from logoff menu screen) Standby
Back	Back to previous screen (contextual)

PS4 Games examples

PS4 Phonemes	translation	language id	language
ae m ax z ao n ___ ih n s t ax n t ___ v ih d iy ow	Amazon Instant Video	01	English (United States)
ae m ax z ax n ___ ih n s t ax n t ___ v ih d ih ow	Amazon Instant Video	18	English (United Kingdom)
b l ae k l ay t ___ r eh t r ax b y uw sh ax n	Blacklight Retribution	01	English (United States)
b l ae k l ay t ___ r eh t r ih b y uw sh n	Blacklight Retribution	18	English (United Kingdom)
dh ah ___ p l ey r uw m	THE PLAYROOM	18	English (United Kingdom)
dh iy ___ p l ey r uw m	THE PLAYROOM	18	English (United Kingdom)

For the same country given, it can have multiple phonemic orthography for the same text.

PS4 Phonemes set

Different languages vary considerably in the number of phonemes used. However, English is often only really used.

Phonemes	00 Japanese		01 English (United States)		02 French		03 Spanish		04 German		05 Italian		18 English (United Kingdom)		20 Spanish (América Latina)
	Example	Translation	Example	Translation	Example	Translation	Example	Translation	Example	Translation	Example	Translation	Example	Translation	Example	Translation
[ i ]	w o Q ch [ i ]	ウォッチ (Watch)	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
[ r ]	jp1	jp2	w ao [ r ]	War	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	th ah n d ax [ r ]	Thunder	es-LA1	es-LA2
[ u ]	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
[ y ]	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	p l ey [ y ] er	player	es-LA1	es-LA2
[ z ]	d o [ u ] [ z ] [ u ]	ドッグス (dogs)	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
a	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
aa	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
ae	jp1	jp2	ae m ax z ao n	Amazon	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	ae m ax z ax n	Amazon	es-LA1	es-LA2
ai	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	b R aI n s	Brains	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
ah	jp1	jp2	dh ah	The	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	dh ah	The	es-LA1	es-LA2
ao	jp1	jp2	ao v	of	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	ao v	of	es-LA1	es-LA2
aw	jp1	jp2	f l aw er	Flower	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	f l aw ax r	Flower	es-LA1	es-LA2
AX	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	R AX t R i b y s j oN	Retribution	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
ax	jp1	jp2	ae m ax z ao n	Amazon	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	ae m ax z ax n	Amazon	es-LA1	es-LA2
ay	jp1	jp2	ao n l ay n l ay t	Online light	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	ao n l ay n	Online	es-LA1	es-LA2
B	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	rr e t r i B u t j o n	Retribution	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
b	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
ch	ch a i r u d o	チャイルド (child)	w aa ch	Watch	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	w aa ch	Watch	es-LA1	es-LA2
D	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	D o	THE	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
d	jp1	jp2	v ih d iy ow	Video	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	v ih d ih ow	Video	es-LA1	es-LA2
dh	jp1	jp2	dh ah	The	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	dh ah	The	es-LA1	es-LA2
E	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
e	u N i b e Q s e	Universe	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
eh	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
eL	p u r eL	プレイ (PLAY)	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
er	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
ey	jp1	jp2	b r ey n z	Brains	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	b r ey n z	Brains	es-LA1	es-LA2
f	jp1	jp2	f ao r	four	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	f ao r	four	es-LA1	es-LA2
g	jp1	jp2	f l ae g	Flag	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	f l ae g	Flag	es-LA1	es-LA2
i	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
iL	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
ih	jp1	jp2	ih n s t ax n t	Instant	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	ih n s t ax n t	Instant	es-LA1	es-LA2
iy	jp1	jp2	v ih d iy ow	Video	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	b iy ___ b iy ___ s iy	BBC	es-LA1	es-LA2
j	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	t i n j	Tiny	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
k	jp1	jp2	k ao n t r aa s t	Contrast	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	k ax n t r ae s t	Contrast	es-LA1	es-LA2
l	jp1	jp2	f aa l	fall	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	f ao l	fall	es-LA1	es-LA2
m	jp1	jp2	ae m ax z ao n	Amazon	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	ae m ax z ax n	Amazon	es-LA1	es-LA2
N	a s a sh i N	アサシン (assassin)	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
n	jp1	jp2	ae m ax z ao n	Amazon	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	n [ y ] uw z	News	es-LA1	es-LA2
O	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
o	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
oL	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
ow	jp1	jp2	v ih d iy ow	Video	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	v ih d ih ow	Video	es-LA1	es-LA2
p	jp1	jp2	p l ey r uw m	PLAYROOM	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	p l ey r uw m	PLAYROOM	es-LA1	es-LA2
Q	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
R	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	k o n t R a s t	Contrast	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
r	r a i t o	ライト (light)	r ih s ow g ah n	Resogun	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	r eh s ow g ah n	Resogun	es-LA1	es-LA2
rr	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
S	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	r e t r i b u u S n	Retribution	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
s	jp1	jp2	ih n s t ax n t	Instant	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	ih n s t ax n t	Instant	es-LA1	es-LA2
sh	jp1	jp2	sh ae d ow	shadow	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	sh ae d ow	shadow	es-LA1	es-LA2
t	jp1	jp2	t ay n ih	Tiny	t i n i	Tiny	t i n j	Tiny	t i n i	Tiny	t i n i	Tiny	t ay n ih	Tiny	es-LA1	es-LA2
th	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
tS	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	w o tS	Watch	u o tS	Watch	w o tS	Watch	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
u	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
uL	r uL m u	ルーム (ROOM)	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
uN	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
uw	jp1	jp2	t uw	two	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	t uw	two	es-LA1	es-LA2
v	jp1	jp2	v ih d iy ow	Video	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	v ih d ih ow	Video	es-LA1	es-LA2
w	jp1	jp2	w ao r f r ax m ey	Warframe	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	w eh ax r f r ey m	Warframe	es-LA1	es-LA2
y	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2
z	jp1	jp2	ae m ax z ao n	Amazon	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	ae m ax z ax n	amazon	es-LA1	es-LA2
PS4	jp1	jp2	en1	en2	fr1	fr2	es1	es2	de1	de2	it1	it2	en-gb1	en-gb2	es-LA1	es-LA2

Note for editors:

• replace/ try to don t use the same example
• you can add more than one example (e.g.: ay) per phoneme

Other Set example

• The Carnegie Mellon University : Pronouncing Dictionary

Speech recognition & Markov model

Phoneme	English (US) Example	Phoneme Translation
AA	odd	AA D
AE	at	AE T
AH	hut	HH AH T
AO	ought	AO T
AW	cow	K AW
AY	hide	HH AY D
B	be	B IY
CH	cheese	CH IY Z
D	dee	D IY
DH	thee	DH IY
EH	Ed	EH D
ER	hurt	HH ER T
EY	ate	EY T
F	fee	F IY
G	green	G R IY N
HH	he	HH IY
IH	it	IH T
IY	eat	IY T
JH	gee	JH IY
K	key	K IY
L	lee	L IY
M	me	M IY
N	knee	N IY
NG	ping	P IH NG
OW	oat	OW T
OY	toy	T OY
P	pee	P IY
R	read	R IY D
S	sea	S IY
SH	she	SH IY
T	tea	T IY
TH	theta	TH EY T AH
UH	hood	HH UH D
UW	two	T UW
V	vee	V IY
W	we	W IY
Y	yield	Y IY L D
Z	zee	Z IY
ZH	seizure	S IY ZH ER

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Generic

References:

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• Speech segmentation

• How Speech Recognition Works

• Formant tracking using context dependent phonemic information

• Cracking a skype call using phonemes

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• SCEE Patent:

Method and system of speech evaluation used on PS3 game (e.g.: SingStar)

• SCEI Patent:

Speech processing from two or more microphones

• Sony Patent:

Voice processing device and method, and program

• Sony Computer Science Laboratory (Paris)

Sony CSL Projects & Publications

• Microsoft Patent:

HMM Block synchronous decoding and ref. WO2013033119A1