How do you pronounce…
K
This is pronounced like the “k” in “keep” or “g” in “give.”
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L
This is pronounced like the “l” in “lip” or “r” in “rip.”
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S
This is pronounced like the “sh” in “ship,” “s” in “sip,” “z” in “zip,” or “s” in “pleaure.”
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T
This is pronounced like the “t” in “tip” or “d” in “dip.”
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F
This is pronounced like the “f” in “fib” or “v” in “vibe.”
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P
This is pronounced like the “p” in “pip” or “b” in “bib”
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H
This is pronounced like the “h” in “hip,” “w” in “whip,” “y” in “yipe,” or not at all.
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u
This is pronounced like the “u” in “putt”.
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w
This is pronounced like the “o” in “boot”.
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i
This is pronounced like a mixture between the “i” in “pit” and the “ew” in “few”.
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y
This is pronounced like the “ee” in “beet”.
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e
This is pronounced like a mixture in between the “e” in “pet” and the “a” in “pat”.
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a
This is pronounced like the “o” in “pot”.
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o
This is pronounced like the “u” in “put”.
Is the precise pronunciation of the consonants important?
No. Actually, each consonant can be pronounced multiple ways. For example, “P” can be pronounced like the “p” in “pit” or the “b” in “bit.” However, only the most standard pronunciations are presented throughout the rest of this app.
Is the precise pronunciation of the vowels important?
Yes. Since some of the vowels are extremely close, and because the vowels blend in such distinct ways, pronouncing the vowels as precisely as possible is very important.
How do you pronounce…
…“u”, “i”, and “e” when they are followed by “o”?
“uo” is pronounced much like “uw”, like the sound in “boat” . “io” is pronounced much like “iy”, like the word “we”. “eo” is pronounced much like “ea”, like the sound in “bout”.
How do you pronounce…
…“w”, “y”, and “a” when they are followed by “o”?
“wo” is simply pronounced “oo-uh”, but can be pronounced “wuh” . “yo” is simply pronounced “ee-uh”, but can be pronounced “yuh”. “ao” is pronounced much like “ay”, like the sound in “bite”.
