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Pronunciation Guide
Quick & Simple Respelling
Dashes separate syllables. UPPERCASE for accents.
EXAMPLE: PUH-blihk uh-DREHSS uh-NOWN-sur
Vowels
| agh | bat |
| ah | father, rot, stop |
| air | bear, marry |
| ar | farther |
| aw | law |
| ay | day |
| ee | beat, happy |
| eh | bet, prestige |
| ear | near, mere |
| ew | cute, beauty, cure |
| eye | cry, high, buy, bite, bide |
| ih | bit, historic, trip |
| ire | hire, perspire |
| oh | boat, know, close |
| oir | coir (rare) |
| oo | boot, you, influence |
| or | horse, poor, moral |
| ow | bout, vow, flour |
| oy | choice, boy |
| uh | ago, the, but |
| ur | bird, fur, hurry |
| uu | book |
Consonants
| b | buy |
| ch | church, nature |
| d | dye, ladder |
| f | fight |
| gh | go, guess, guitar |
| h | high |
| j | jive, edge |
| k | kite, sky, lock |
| kh | loch, chanukah, ich |
| l | lie, sly |
| m | my, man |
| n | night, known, runner |
| ng | ring, singer |
| ng-g | finger |
| nk | sink, thank |
| p | pie, spy |
| r | rye, try |
| s | sigh |
| ss | ice, tense |
| sh | shy, push |
| t | tie, sty, latter |
| th | thigh, this, thy |
| v | vie |
| w | wye, water, why |
| y | you, yes, yuck |
| z | zoo, zebra |
| zh | measure, leisure |