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Vowel sounds
[edit]- a
- like 'a' in English "hat"
- ah
- like 'a' in English "father"
- aw
- like 'aw' in English "dawn"
- ay
- like 'ay' in English "hay"
- ee
- like 'ee' in English "knee"
- eh
- like 'e' in English "bed"
- eu
- like 'eu' in Dutch "keuken" and French "heureux"
- ey
- like 'ei' in Dutch "mei", like 'ij' in Dutch "mij"
- ih
- like 'i' in English "pin", "hit"
- igh
- like 'i' in English "time"
- o
- like 'o' in (British) English "lot"
- oh
- like 'o' in English "hope"
- oe
- like ö in German "Königsberg," a bit like i in sir
- oi
- like 'oy' in English "boy"
- oo
- like 'oo' in English "moon"
- ow
- like 'ow' in English "cow"
- uh
- like 'u' in English "bud", 'a' in English "comma" (schwa)
- uu
- like 'u' in Dutch "nu", like 'ut' in French "salut"
- uy
- like 'ui' in Dutch "huis", like 'œ' in French "œil"
Consonant sounds
[edit]- b
- like 'b' in English "bird"
- ch
- like 'ch' in English "chin"
- ck
- like 'ck' in English "kick" (end of syllable only)
- d
- like 'd' in English "dog"
- dh
- like 'th' in English "those"
- f
- like 'f' in English "fun"
- g
- like 'g' in English "go"
- gh
- like 'g' in Dutch "geen"
- h
- like 'h' in English "hand"
- j
- like 'j' in English "jump", like "dg" in English "edge"
- k
- like 'k' in English "kill" (beginning of syllable only)
- kh
- like 'ch' in Scottish "loch"
- l
- like 'l' in English "love"
- ll
- like 'll' in English "mill" (end of syllable only)
- ly
- like 'll' in Spanish "caballo", like 'gl' in Italian "figlio", like 'lh' in Portuguese "ralho"
- m
- like 'm' in English "me"
- n
- like 'n' in English "nose"
- ng
- like nasal 'n' in French "vin", like 'ng' in English "sing"
- ny
- like ñ in Spanish "mañana", like gn in French "agneau", like nj in Dutch "oranje", like nh in Portuguese "vinho"
- p
- like 'p' in English "push"
- r
- like 'r' in English "row"
- rh
- like 'r' in French "français"
- rr
- like 'rr' in Spanish "perro"
- s
- like 's' in English "sun" (beginning of syllable only)
- sh
- like 'sh' in English "shed", "mush"
- ss
- like 'ss' in English "hiss" (end of syllable only)
- t
- like 't' in English "top"
- v
- like 'v' in English "vicar"
- w
- like 'w' in English "win"
- y
- like 'y' in English "yes" or "boy"
- z
- like 's' in English "has", 'z' in English "zero"
- zh
- like 's' in English "treasure"