The spelling of "saw the alley" in IPA phonetic transcription is /sɔː ði ˈæli/. The word "saw" is spelled with the letter "s" for the "s" sound and the letters "aw" for the "ɔː" vowel sound. The word "the" is spelled with the letters "th" for the voiceless "ð" sound and the letter "e" for the schwa sound, which is commonly used in unstressed syllables. The word "alley" is spelled with the letters "a" and "e" for the diphthong "æ" sound and the letters "l" and "y" for the consonant sounds.