[Vowel Sounds] [Consonant Sounds] [Other
Sounds]
| Letter(s) |
Pronunciation |
| aw |
The o sound in god. |
| A |
The Aa sound in Aardvark. |
| e or ay |
The ay sound in bay. |
| i |
The i sound in miss. |
| I |
Long e (deep) |
| o |
The o sound in go. |
| u |
The u sound in put. |
| U or oo |
The oo sound in good. |
| a or ya |
The a sound in can. |
| oy |
The oy sound in coy. |
| Letter(s) |
Pronunciation |
| k |
[k]ick (no aspiration
on the k) |
| kh |
[kh]aki |
| g |
[g]ood (no aspiration) |
| gh |
Aspirative g |
| ch |
[Ch]ina |
| chh |
Aspirated ch |
| j |
[J]im |
| jh |
Aspirated j, as in [J]ohn |
| T |
[t]in (no aspiration] |
| Th |
Aspirated T, as in [T]om |
| D |
[D]in (no aspiration) |
| Dh |
Aspirated D |
| N |
N [upper palate] |
| t |
Soft t. As in mexican tamale |
| th |
Aspirated t. As in [th]ink |
| d |
Soft d. As in the french d dame |
| dh |
Aspirated d |
| n |
n, dental |
| p |
Unaspirated p |
| ph |
Aspirated p |
| b |
Unaspirated |
| bh |
Aspirated. |
| m |
[m]ean |
| r |
r [dental] |
| l |
WYSIWYG |
| s |
s. [Dental] |
| sh |
sh. [Mid Palate] |
| Sh |
sh. [Back Palate] |
| h |
Gutteral R |
| Letter(s) |
Pronunciation |
| (n) |
nasal |
| ng |
As in Be[ng]ali |
| : |
Hard stop |
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