Best Words Pronunciation Guide | |||
Symbol | Example | Symbol | Example |
ah | father, odd | k | key, cat, back |
ai | hide | l | let, sell |
aw | all, walk, caught | m | mother |
ay | day | n | not (N see below) |
æ | cab | o | old, stow, though |
æw | cow, plough | oo | mood, prude |
b | but | oy | oil, boy |
ch | chin | p | pen |
d | dad | r | road, wring, rhyme |
dh | the, either | s | say, city |
e | egg | sh | sheep |
t | tote | th | thin |
ee | eel, eat, deceit | u, uh | awry, but, corrupt |
f | fond, phase, laugh | U | good, would |
g | go, wagon | v | very |
h | hat | w | wet |
hw | when | y | yes, n[y]ew |
i | it | z | zoo, busy |
j | jet, geology | zh | vision, azure |
N | Nasalized vowel made by opening the nasal passage as in uh-huh [êN-hêN] "yes". |