Alphabet/ Pronounce Flashcards
Aa
Ah - as in father
Letter name - “Ah”
Áá
Ow - as in “cow”
Letter name - “Ow”
Bb
B - as in “Bar”
Letter name - “b”
Dd
D - as in “dog”
end of words - make a little sharper closer to a “t” sounds but still a “d.”
Letter name - “d”
Ðð
Vocalized “th” sound.
As in “worthy”
Letter name - “eth” or “eð”
Ee
eh - as in “end”
Letter name - “eh”
Éé
Yeh or like ye - as in yes or yeah
Letter name - “yeh”
Ff
at beginning and end of words
f - as in half or far
Letter name - “F”
FF/ff
ff- as in waffle
Letter name - “F”
Ff
in middle of words
V - like “heaven”
Letter name - “F”
FL/fl
in middle of words
ppl - like habla but as hapla with a stop between ha and pla.
Letter name - “F”
FL/fl
at end of words
pl - where the L is non vocal and pushed out the side of the mouth with the tip of the tongue touching the roof.
Like Sled with out vocalizing the LE and changing the S to a P.
Letter name - “F”
FN/fn
in middle of words
bbn- like habla or but as habna with a stop between ha and bna.
Letter name - “F”
FN/fn
at and of a word
bbn- like the middle of words but the N is not pronounced but like air puffed out through nose with a quick stop in the middle.
Like like “hobbhnh”
Letter name - “F”
Gg
beginning of base words
next to N or L
G - as in give
N/L- At end of word g is normal but n/l are the weird kind. (See fn/fl end if words)
Letter name - “gyeh”
Gg
middle of word
not next to N or L
Soft g - as in saga in back of the throat but not all the way pronounced.
Letter name - “gyeh”
Gg
end of words
end of eg / og
before t
Super soft g- Like soft g but even lighter non vocalized. Sometimes missed completely
Before t- super soft almost missed
Letter name - “gyeh”
GG/gg
Soft g with pause after
At end of words - same as above but add hh or breath to it.
Letter name - “gyeh”
Hh
H - as in how or hair
Only in beginning of base words
Letter name - “how”
Hv
Kv - where k sounds same as kid.
Letter name - “H”
Ii/ Yy
I - as the first i in “India” or like itch
Letter names - “I” and “Y”
Íí/Ýý
E - as in “me”
Letter names - “Í” and “Ý”
Jj
Y - as in yes
Letter name - “yoth” or “yoð”
Kk
C - as in car
Letter name - “kow” or “cow”
KK/ kk
K - as in “back” but with breath before, during, and after
Letter name - “kow” or “cow”
KT/kt
ct/kt - as in fact with a soft c
Like soft g sound
Letter name - “kow” or “cow”
(consonant) + KT/kt
Super soft k but most like kht
Letter name - “kow” or “cow”
KN/kn
End of words only
Same N as the F with N at the end of the word.
Letter name - “kow” or “cow”
KL/ kl
Like where L is like FL at end of words.
Letter name - “kow” or “cow”
LK/lk
KL/kl
Where L sounds like L in fl at end of words
Letter names - “kow” / “cow” or “L”
Ll
beginning of words
middle of words surrounded by vowels
L - as in like
Letter name - “L”
LL / ll
Some foreign words
Few other case by case
LL - as in grill
Letter name - “L”
LL / ll
Most cases
TL - as in Nahuatl
Letter name - “L”
LL/ll
Before consonant except compound words before new base word
Same as LL - most cases but softer
Letter name - “L”
RL/rl
Like most cases LL
Letter names - “L” or “err” / “air”
