To help avoid confusion, the phrases "liquid asphalt", "asphalt binder", or "asphalt cement" are used in the U.S. Colloquially, various forms of asphalt are sometimes referred to as "tar", as in the name of the La Brea Tar Pits.
tə hˈɛlp ɐvˈɔɪd kənfjˈuːʒən, ðə fɹˈeɪzᵻz "lˈɪkwɪd ˈæsfɔlt", "ˈæsfɔlt bˈaɪndɚ", ɔːɹ "ˈæsfɔlt sᵻmˈɛnt" ɑːɹ jˈuːzd ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. kəlˈoʊkwɪəli, vˈɛɹiəs fˈɔːɹmz ʌv ˈæsfɔlt ɑːɹ sˈʌmtaɪmz ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz "tˈɑːɹ", æz ɪnðə nˈeɪm ʌvðə lˌæ bɹˈiə tˈɑːɹ pˈɪts.