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[light87]

Hi at all.
Please in this sentence.
[SUP]ə[/SUP]l, [SUP]ə[/SUP]m, [SUP]ə[/SUP]n can be pronounced either: əl or l ̩ etc.: /ˈleɪb.[SUP]ə[/SUP]l/ = /ˈleɪb.əl/ or /ˈleɪb.
I don't understood what is [SUP]ə[/SUP]l, [SUP]ə[/SUP]m, [SUP]ə[/SUP]n and
Please can you give me an example
Thank you.

 

[cereal_chick]

It means a reduced e with a consonant (according to the Wikipedia page); l, m or n respectively. And "label" cannot be pronounced /ˈleɪb. You need the l sound at the end to make it a word.

It's a good idea to consult this link: Wikipedia:IPA for English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia